ISBN:
9780415361736
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (275 p)
Parallel Title:
Print version Ballads and Stories from Tun-huang
DDC:
398.2095145
Keywords:
Political psychology
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Electronic books
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Electronic books
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Electronic books
Abstract:
First published in 1960.Over a century ago the Chinese discovered in a sealed-up cave in the west of China a collection of manuscripts dating from the fifth century to the end of the tenth. These included many specimens of popular literature of a kind that was not previously known to exist. Although the find was made long ago, only two or three of these pieces had been translated before. Arthur Waley here translates, whole or as extracts, twenty-six pieces, making an invaluable addition to world literature
Description / Table of Contents:
Front Cover; Ballads and Stories from Tun-Huang; Copyright Page; Preface; Contents; One. The Swallow and the Sparrow; Two. Wu Tzu-hsü; Three. The Crown Prince; Han P'eng; The Story of Shun; Four. The Story ofCatch-tiger; Confucius and the Boy Hsiang T'o; Five. The Story of Hui -Yüan; Six. The Wizard Yeh Ching-neng; Seven. Meng Chiang-nü; T'ien K'un-Iun; The Ballad of Tung Yung; The Doctor; Eight. The World of the Dead; T'aiTsung in Hell; Kuan Lo; Hou Hao; Wang Tzu-chen; Tuan Tzu-ching; Nine. Marriage Songs; Ten. The Buddhist Pieces; Buddha's Marriage; Buddha's Son; Ananda; The Devil
Description / Table of Contents:
Eleven. Mu-lien Rescues His MotherAfterword; (1).The Discovery and Nature of the Manuscripts; (2).The Connection with Painting; Appendix I: Dated Manuscripts; Appendix II: The Meaning of Pien-wen and Fu; Appendix III: Notes on Some Pieces not Translated; Appendix IV:Aucassin et Nicolette; Appendix V: List of Dates; Notes and References; Index;
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
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