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Battles, Betrayals, and Brotherhood: Early Chinese Plays on the Three Kingdoms
Idema W L
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Description for Battles, Betrayals, and Brotherhood: Early Chinese Plays on the Three Kingdoms
Hardcover. No cycle of historical legends has enjoyed greater or more enduring popularity in China than that of the Three Kingdoms, which recounts the dramatic story of the civil wars (c. AD 180 220) that divided the old Han empire into the Shu-Han, Wei, and Wu states, and the eventual reunification of the realm under the Western Jin in AD 280." Translator(s): Idema, Wilt L.; West, Stephen H. Num Pages: 501 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 159 x 32. Weight in Grams: 798.
No cycle of historical legends has enjoyed greater or more enduring popularity in China than that of the Three Kingdoms, which recounts the dramatic story of the civil wars (c. AD 180a220) that divided the old Han empire into the Shu-Han, Wei, and Wu states, and the eventual reunification of the realm under the Western Jin in AD 280.
No cycle of historical legends has enjoyed greater or more enduring popularity in China than that of the Three Kingdoms, which recounts the dramatic story of the civil wars (c. AD 180a220) that divided the old Han empire into the Shu-Han, Wei, and Wu states, and the eventual reunification of the realm under the Western Jin in AD 280.
Product Details
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
501
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Weight
798g
Number of Pages
501
Place of Publication
Cambridge, MA, United States
ISBN
9781603848145
SKU
V9781603848145
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About Idema W L
Wilt L. Idema is Professor of Chinese Literature, Harvard University. Stephen H. West is Foundation Professor of Chinese, Arizona State University.
Reviews for Battles, Betrayals, and Brotherhood: Early Chinese Plays on the Three Kingdoms
Battles, Betrayals, and Brotherhood is a brilliant introduction to one of Chinas best-loved heroic traditions. And of course the translations are wonderfulvery lively! Katherine Carlitz, University of Pittsburgh Beginning with the swearing of brotherhood in the Peach Orchard and continuing on to the most famous battles and betrayals of the Three Kingdoms era, this selection of expertly translated plays ... Read more