Buch, Englisch, 714 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 1199 g
The Gathering
Buch, Englisch, 714 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 1199 g
Reihe: Princeton Library of Asian Translations
ISBN: 978-0-691-01614-6
Verlag: Princeton University Press
In this first of a planned five-volume set, David Roy provides a complete and annotated translation of the famous Chin P'ing Mei, an anonymous sixteenth-century Chinese novel that focuses on the domestic life of Hsi-men Ch'ing, a corrupt, upwardly mobile merchant in a provincial town, who maintains a harem of six wives and concubines. This work, known primarily for its erotic realism, is also a landmark in the development of the narrative art form--not only from a specifically Chinese perspective but in a world-historical context.
