Spirit and Self in Medieval China
| Author | : Nanxiu Qian |
| Publisher | : University of Hawaii Press |
| Total Pages | : 574 |
| Release | : 2001-01-01 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0824823974 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780824823979 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (979 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Spirit and Self in Medieval China by : Nanxiu Qian
Download or read book Spirit and Self in Medieval China written by Nanxiu Qian and published by University of Hawaii Press. This book was released on 2001-01-01 with total page 574 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Shih-shuo hsin-yu, conventionally translated as A New Account of Tales of the World, is one of the most significant works in the entire Chinese literary tradition. It established a genre (the Shih-shuo t'i) and inspired dozens of imitations from the later part of the Tang dynasty (618-907) to the early Republican era of the 20th century. The Shih-shuo hsin-yu consists of more than a thousand historical anecdotes about elite life in the late Han dynasty and the Wei-Chin period (about AD 150-420).
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