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The Plum in the Golden Vase or, Chin P'ing Mei: Vol. 1, The Gathering
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Description for The Plum in the Golden Vase or, Chin P'ing Mei: Vol. 1, The Gathering
Paperback. 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. Translator(s): Roy, David Tod. Series: Princeton Library of Asian Translations. Num Pages: 520 pages, 40 illus. BIC Classification: 2GDC; DSBD; DSK; FC; FYT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 157 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1048.
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.
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.
Product Details
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
714
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Series
Princeton Library of Asian Translations
Condition
New
Weight
1046g
Number of Pages
520
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691016146
SKU
V9780691016146
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Ref
99-1
About Roy
David Tod Roy (1933-2016) was professor emeritus of Chinese literature at the University of Chicago. His monumental five-volume translation of the Chin P'ing Mei was completed in 2013.
Reviews for The Plum in the Golden Vase or, Chin P'ing Mei: Vol. 1, The Gathering
One of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 1994 [A] book of manners for the debauched. Its readers in the late Ming period likely hid it under their bedcovers.
Amy Tan, New York Times Book Review [I]t is time to remind ourselves that The Plum in the Golden Vase is not just about sex, whether the numerous descriptions of ... Read more
Amy Tan, New York Times Book Review [I]t is time to remind ourselves that The Plum in the Golden Vase is not just about sex, whether the numerous descriptions of ... Read more