Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio
Written during the early Qing Dynasty, Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio is a collection of nearly 500 mostly supernatural tales by Chinese author Pu Songling. The work, which was published posthumously sometime between 1740 and 1766, is comprised of stories varying in length. While the main characters of this book apparently are ghosts, foxes, immortals and demons, Pu Songling is more focused on the real life of commoners. Four main themes run throughout the book. The first is the author's complaint with the existing feudal system, which he finds to be unjust and skewed towards the elite. Secondly the author is concerned with the corruptio…
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Weitere Autoren: Giles, Herbert A. (Übers.)
- ISBN: 978-1-4209-4884-4
- EAN: 9781420948844
- Produktnummer: 34570419
- Verlag: Digireads.com
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2013
- Seitenangabe: 306 S.
- Masse: H22.9 cm x B15.2 cm x D1.8 cm 473 g
- Gewicht: 473
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