Spirit and Self in Medieval China
Download or Read eBook Spirit and Self in Medieval China PDF written by Nanxiu Qian and published by University of Hawaii Press. This book was released on 2001-01-01 with total page 574 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Nanxiu Qian |
| Publisher | : University of Hawaii Press |
| Total Pages | : 574 |
| Release | : 2001-01-01 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0824823974 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780824823979 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (74 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Spirit and Self in Medieval China by : Nanxiu Qian
Book excerpt: The Shih-shuo hsin-yu, conventionally translated as A New Account of Tales of the World, is one of the most significant works in the entire Chinese literary tradition. It established a genre (the Shih-shuo t'i) and inspired dozens of imitations from the later part of the Tang dynasty (618-907) to the early Republican era of the 20th century. The Shih-shuo hsin-yu consists of more than a thousand historical anecdotes about elite life in the late Han dynasty and the Wei-Chin period (about AD 150-420).
