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 ...
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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.
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Textual facsimile illus. Minor rubbing. Binding soiled. Some light page-edge soil. VG. 23x15cm, x, 329 pp, Series: Cambridge Studies in Chinese History, Literature & Institutions. Contents: Sariputra: Transformation on the Subduing of Demons, One Scroll; Maudgalyayana: Transformation Text on Mahamaudgalyayana Rescuing His Mother from the Underworld, With Pictures, One Scroll, With Preface; Wu Tzu-hsü [The Story of Wu Tzu-hsü]; Chang I-ch'ao [Transformation Text on Chang I. ch'ao]
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Very Good in Very Good-dust jacket. 0521247616. Text clean and solid; light wear and discoloration to dust jacket; Cambridge Studies in Chinese History, Literature and Institutions; 9.30 X 6.20 X 1.10 inches; 340 pages.
