Tang Dynasty Tales: A Guided Reader - Volume 2

by William H. Nienhauser Jr.

This volume supplements Tang Tales, A Guided Reader (Volume 1; 2010) and presents twelve more Tang tales, going beyond the standard corpus of these narratives to include six stories translated into English for the first time. The rich annotation and translator's notes for these twelve tales provide insights into many aspects of Tang material culture and medieval thought, including Buddhism and Daoism.In addition to meticulously annotated translations,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9814719528
• ISBN13: 9789814719520
• Release Date: March 2016
• Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company
• Length: 476 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.2" x 9.1"