ISBN:
9780231153126
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9780231153133
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9780231526739
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (xvi, 640 p)
,
ill., maps
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2011 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Series Statement:
Translations from the Asian classics
Parallel Title:
Print version The Columbia Anthology of Chinese Folk and Popular Literature
DDC:
398.20951
Keywords:
Ethnic folklore
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Folklore
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Folk literature, Chinese Translations into English
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Ethnic folklore - China
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Electronic books
Abstract:
In The Columbia Anthology of Chinese Folk and Popular Literature, two of the world's leading sinologists, Victor H. Mair and Mark Bender, capture the breadth of China's oral-based literary heritage. This collection presents works drawn from the large body of oral literature of many of China's recognized ethnic groups-including the Han, Yi, Miao, Tu, Daur, Tibetan, Uyghur, and Kazak-and the selections include a variety of genres. Chapters cover folk stories, songs, rituals, and drama, as well as epic traditions and professional storytelling, and feature both familiar and little-known texts, fro
Description / Table of Contents:
Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chinese Units of Measure; "I Sit Here and Sing for You" The Oral Literature of China -Mark Bender and Victor Mair; Chapter 1. Folk Stories and Other Spoken Traditions; A GINSENG TALE FROM JILIN; The Mother's Brother and His Sister's Son; A FOLK STORY OF THE DAUR; Mengongnenbo; FOLK STORIES FROM THE TAI LUE OF SIPSONGPANNA; Unclear Sight, but Skillful Hands; Obtaining Milk from the Deities; Two Friends; The Cow and the Tiger; Tale of the Two Rivers, Khong and Khorng; A FOLK STORY IN "FUNERAL LAMENT LYRICS" OF THE LUO PEOPLE, YUNNAN; The Red Silk-Cotton Tree
Description / Table of Contents:
A STORY FROM THE NUOSU OF SICHUANCannibal Grandmother; TALES OF DRAGONS; February 2, the Dragon Raises His Head; Dragon-Print Stone of the West Mountains; A MOSUO STORY FROM LAKE LUGU; Goddess Gemu; A STORY OF THE PUMI OF YUNNAN; The Story of Zerijamu and Cuziluyi; FOLK STORIES OF THE UYGHUR; Growing Gold; Jingling Coins; Three Wise Maxims; Two Brothers Meet; Afrat Khan and His Nine Daughters; A TU FOLK STORY; The Qeo Family Girl; A TALE OF THE AMIS; The Egg Boy; STORIES OF TU RITUAL; The Origin of the God of Riches; A Snake Beats a Drum, a Donkey Rides a Person; A NAMZI TALE
Description / Table of Contents:
Brother Moon, Sister SunNAMZI RIDDLES; TIBETAN FLIRTING WORDS AND TONGUE TWISTERS; Flirting Words; Tongue Twisters; Chapter 2. Folk Song Traditions; FLOWER SONGS FROM NORTHWESTERN CHINA; KAZAKH MARRIAGE SONGS OF LAMENT AND SORROW; Songs of Lament; Songs of Sorrow; QING DYNASTY MOUNTAIN SONGS; A Smile; A Stare; Looking; On Fire (1); On Fire (2); On Fire (3); Studying Styles; Not Flirting; Expressing One's Feelings; Without a Lover (1); Without a Lover (2); Looking for My Lover; Making Excuses; Waiting (1); Make-Believe; Secondhand; Waiting (2); Temptation (1); Temptation (2); Deceiving Mother
Description / Table of Contents:
Hoodwinking MotherThe Torn Skirt; Watching the Stars; Hoodwinking People (1); Hoodwinking People (2); Hoodwinking People (3); Hoodwinking People (4); Pregnant (1); Pregnant (2); Pregnant (3); Pregnant (4); Pregnant (5); Not Pregnant; Untitled; Untitled; Untitled; FOLK SONGS FROM JIANGSU PROVINCE; Maiden Wu (verse 1); Yearning for a Beloved (Until Death Follows); Yearning for a Beloved Until Death Follows (fragment); At Sunset, the Western Mountains Gradually Turn Yellow; If You Sing Mountain Songs, You'll Find It Easy to Court; Untitled; Rippling Water, Clear and Bright; The Peddler
Description / Table of Contents:
The Little CatHe Goes East, She Goes West; A Little Stream Separates Me from My Lass; The Girl Liu (fragment); Playing Cards at Night (fragment); The Girl's Breasts Are White and Fresh Like Milk (fragment); Breaking Up; If You Don't Walk the Path of True Love,You Will Lose Your Beloved; Cursing Song (fragment); On a Worn-Out Greasy Carrying Pole; Let Us Playfully Sing Mountain Songs to Ask a Question; Fourth Brother and Fifth Sister; SALTWATER SONGS OF HONG KONG; SONGS OF THE MINDONG SHE PEOPLE; Carrying Fish Goods on a Shoulder Pole; Field Song; Matchmaking Through Singing
Description / Table of Contents:
Song When Meeting Someone on the Road
Note:
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