Literature is often regarded as a window on the human soul. However, in an era of turbulent planetary change, perhaps this inward focus will give way to a preoccupation with the relations between huma
Vacations are made of freedom. Pure freedom. Our busy lives, full of obligations, mean that vacations may be the only times we can do whatever we want, wherever we want. So just how weird is it that w
This volume is the most extensive social and cultural history of twentieth-century Huangmei Opera to date. A regional Chinese theater originating in the Anqing countryside, Huangmei Opera gained popul
The Chinese philosopher Zhuangzi (369--286 B.C.E.) encountered a skull that later in a dream praises the pleasures of death over the toil of living. This anecdote became popular with poets in the seco
The figure of Bao Gong (Judge Bao)--based on the Song dynasty official Bao Zheng (999-1062)--is an exemplary and longstanding representative of the "pure official" in Chinese popular literature, dispe
Pure, orthodox and incorruptible, Judge Bao has been serving as the preeminent embodiment of justice in China for almost a thousand years, so much so his court cases have been adapted as stories, nove
Heroines of Jiangyong is the first English translation of a set of verse narratives recorded in the unique women's script (nushu) of rural Jiangyong County, Hunan, in southern China. This selection of
Selected for Choice's list of Outstanding Academic Books for 1997.A comprehensive overview of China's 3,000 years of literary history, from its beginnings to the present day. After an introductory se
This collection of papers is a result of an academic conference entitled “Books in Numbers” held in celebration of the seventy-fifth anniversary of the Harvard-Yenching Library. The aim of this confer
This anthology presents substantial selections from the work of twenty Manchu women poets of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. The poems, inspired by their daily life and reflections, provide f
Translations from Chinese popular literature of the late-imperial and early republican periods are still very rare, and selections that are devoted to a specific genre or dialect rarer still. These tr
Translations from Chinese popular literature of the late-imperial and early republican periods are still very rare, and selections that are devoted to a specific genre or dialect rarer still. These tr
With sections handling the latest computational methods, mathematical concepts, power flow, and contingency analysis, this volume’s integrated treatment of the subject prepares technicians and enginee
"Heroines of Jiangyong is the first English translation of a set of verse narratives recorded in the unique women's script (nushu) of rural Jiangyong County, Hunan, in southern China. This selection o
Of the many legends about female manifestations of the widely popular East Asian bodhisattva, Quanyin, the most popular recounts her mortal life as the Princess Miaoshan (Marvelous Goodness), and the
One of the most exciting recent developments in the study of Chinese literature has been the rediscovery of an extremely rich and diverse tradition of women's writing of the imperial period (221 B.C.E
This book offers a complete translation of four early plays of the Yang Family Generals. The story of the Yang Family Generals, particularly its female generals, was a perennial favorite on the Chines
The collapse of the Ming dynasty and the Manchu conquest of China were traumatic experiences for Chinese intellectuals, not only because of the many decades of destructive warfare but also because of
In literatures worldwide, animal fables have been analyzed for their revealingly anthropomorphic views, but until now little attention has been given to the animal tales of China. The complex, competi
In literatures worldwide, animal fables have been analyzed for their revealingly anthropomorphic views, but until now little attention has been given to the animal tales of China. The complex, competi
These translations of The Precious Scroll of the Three Lives of Mulian and Woman Huang Recites the Diamond Sutra are late-nineteenth-century examples of baojuan (literally, "precious scrolls"), a Chin
These translations of The Precious Scroll of the Three Lives of Mulian and Woman Huang Recites the Diamond Sutra are late-nineteenth-century examples of baojuan (literally, "precious scrolls"), a Chin
Meng Jiangn Brings Down the Great Wall brings together ten versions of a popular Chinese legend that has intrigued readers and listeners for hundreds of years. Elements of the story date back to the e
Meng Jiangn Brings Down the Great Wall brings together ten versions of a popular Chinese legend that has intrigued readers and listeners for hundreds of years. Elements of the story date back to the e
This is the first anthology of Yuan-dynasty zaju (miscellaneous comedies) to introduce the genre to English-speaking readers exclusively through translations of the plays' fourteenth-century editions.
China's most important love comedy, Wang Shifu's Xixiangji, or The Story of the Western Wing, is a rollicking play that chronicles the adventures of the star-crossed lovers Oriole and Student Zhang. S
Bringing together new research on Chinese literature and music by twenty-two scholars, on topics ranging from Tang poetry to women's writing and the internet, this collection pays tribute to Wilt Idem
本書從不同時期、文化層次、文本生產切入，探討日常生活中，被視為小道的戲曲、飲食等文化行為，與主流、正統文化碰撞後生發的種種文化意義。借重多位不同背景學者的研究考察，《小道可觀》旨在對米歇爾．賽托（Michel de Certeau）提出的日常生活實踐等社會文化史理論進行補充。凸顯權威、經典話語如何從日用美學中汲取能量，使主流的內涵因日常敘述的加入而更包容並蓄、富有活力。同時，這些考察也勾勒出不同社會文化、民族群體如何在富含張力的接觸中，不斷地對「自我」與「他者」進行重新聚焦，有助於我們了解或隱或顯的權力鬥爭中蘊含的文化意義。 本書以文化研究為主軸，既考察了菁英群體以及主流文化如何從日常生活中獲取靈感，又折射出文化群體以及個體自我認知乃是飽含張力的動態機制；展現「經典」與「草根」並非自上而下、抑或反其道而行之的線性動態，而是在多重空間、交叉話語中因權宜而靈變的隱性機制，其能量正來自於蘊藏在日用美學中的文化。
