David Tod Roy The Plum in the Golden Vase or, Chin P'ing (Paperback) (UK IMPORT)

Description: Further DetailsTitle: The Plum in the Golden Vase or, Chin P'ing Mei, Volume FiveCondition: NewSubtitle: The DissolutionAuthor: David Tod RoyContributor: David Tod Roy (Edited and translated by)Format: PaperbackISBN-10: 0691169837EAN: 9780691169835ISBN: 9780691169835Publisher: Princeton University PressGenre: Literary CriticismRelease Date: 10/06/2015Description: This is the fifth and final volume in David Roy's celebrated translation of one of the most famous and important novels in Chinese literature. The Plum in the Golden Vase or, Chin P'ing Mei is an anonymous sixteenth-century work 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. The novel, 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. This complete and annotated translation aims to faithfully represent and elucidate all the rhetorical features of the original in its most authentic form and thereby enable the Western reader to appreciate this Chinese masterpiece at its true worth.Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: USItem Height: 235mmItem Length: 152mmItem Weight: 851gBook Series: Princeton Library of Asian TranslationsRelease Year: 2015 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.

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