Traditional Chinese Stories: Themes and Variations

By: Joseph S. M. Lau

Book Overview

For centuries the Chinese referred to their fiction as xiaoshuo, etymologically meaning roadside gossip or small talk, and held it in relative disregard.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0887270719
• ISBN13: 9780887270710
• Release Date: June 1986
• Publisher: Cheng & Tsui
• Length: 603 Pages
• Weight: 2.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 8.1" x 9.8"

Customer Reviews

CONFUCIAN THOUGHTS IN ANCIENT TALES

EXCELLENT EXAMPLE OF 2500 TEARS OF CONFUCIAN BASED THOUGHTS IN TALES OF OLD. THE MAIN PROBLEM IS THE STYLE CHANGES DUE TO THE WIDE RANGE OF TRANSLATORS, THE BOOK DOES HOWEVER GET TO THE HEART OF MANY CENTURIES OF CHINESE CULTUR.E