Tun-Huang Popular Narratives
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Tun-huang Popular Narratives presents authoritative translations of four vernacular Chinese stories, taken from fragmentary texts usually referred to as pien-wen or 'transformation texts'. Dating from the late T'ang (618-907) and Five Dynasties (907-959) periods, the texts were discovered early last century in a cave at Tun-huang, in Chinese Central Asia. However, written down in an early colloquial language by semi-literate individuals and posing formidable philological problems, the texts have not been studied critically before. Nevertheless they represent the only surviving primary evidence of a widespread and flourishing world of popular entertainment during these centuries. The tales deal with both religious (mostly Buddhist) and secular themes, and make exciting and vivid reading.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0521039835
ISBN13:9780521039833
Release Date:July 2007
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Length:340 Pages
Weight:1.05 lbs.
Dimensions:0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"
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