Tales from Tang Dynasty China

Selections from the Taiping Guangji

Alexei Ditter, Jessey Choo, Sarah Allen (Herausgeber)

Buch | Hardcover

176 Seiten

2017
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc (Verlag)
978-1-62466-631-5 (ISBN)

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Compiled during the Song dynasty (9601279) at the behest of Emperor Taizong, the Taiping Guangji anthologized thousands of pages of unofficial histories, accounts, and minor stories from the Tang dynasty (618907).

Compiled during the Song dynasty (960–1279) at the behest of Emperor Taizong, the Taiping Guangji anthologized thousands of pages of unofficial histories, accounts, and minor stories from the Tang dynasty (618–907).

The twenty-two tales translated in this volume, many appearing for the first time in English, reveal the dynamism and diversity of society in Tang China. A lengthy Introduction as well as introductions to each selection further illuminate the social and historical contexts within which these narratives unfold. This collection offers a wealth of information for anyone interested in medieval Chinese history, religion, or everyday life.

Alexei Ditter is Associate Professor of Chinese, Reed College. Jessey Choo is Assistant Professor of Chinese History and Religion, Rutgers University—New Brunswick. Sarah M. Allen is Associate Professor of Comparative Literature, Williams College.

Erscheinungsdatum	21.10.2017
Zusatzinfo	Illustrations
Verlagsort	Cambridge, MA
Sprache	englisch
Maße	140 x 216 mm
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Klassiker / Moderne Klassiker
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
ISBN-10	1-62466-631-0 / 1624666310
ISBN-13	978-1-62466-631-5 / 9781624666315
Zustand	Neuware