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ISBN 10: 9814287288
ISBN 13: 9789814287289
Author: William H. Nienhauser
The book begins with a history of previous translations of Tang tales, surveying how Chinese scholarship has shaped the reception and rendition of these texts in the West. In that context, Tang Dynasty Tales offers the first annotated translations of six major tales (often called chuanqi, “transmitting the strange”) which are interpreted specifically for students and scholars interested in medieval Chinese literature. Following the model of intertextual readings that Glen Dudbridge introduced in his The Tale of Li Wa (Oxford, 1983), the annotation points to resonances with classical texts, while setting the tales in the political world of their time; the “Translator’s Notes” that follow each translation explain how these resonances and topical contexts expand the meaning of the text. Each translation is also supported by a short glossary of original terms from the tale and a bibliography guiding the reader to further studies.The meticulous scholarship of this book elevates it above all existing collections of these stories, and the inclusion of a history of the translation work in the west, intended for graduate students, researchers, and other translators, broadens the collections’ appeal.
Table of contents:
Tale 1
“Hongxian” 紅線1
Translator’s Note
1) Authorship
2) Textual History
2.1. The Song Synoptic Tradition
2.2. The Full-text Tradition A: “Yang Yi 程毅 Group.”
2.3. Full-text Tradition B: “the Anthology Group.”
Glossary
Bibliography
Tale 2
“Du Zichun” 杜子春
Translator’s Note
Glossary
Bibliography
Tale 3
“Zhenzhong ji” 枕中記1(Record within a Pillow)
Translator’s Note
Historicizing the Dream World and Parabolizingthe Waking World: Shen Jiji and His“Zhenzhong ji”
Glossary
Bibliography
Tale 4
“Nanke Taishou zhuan“ 南柯太守傳(An Account of the Governorof the Southern Branch)1
Translator’s Note
1) The Author
2) The Text and Its Sources
3) The Meaning of the Tale
4) Language
5) Influence
6) Concluding Remarks
Glossary132
Bibliography
Tale 5
“Qiuran Ke Zhuan” 虯髯客傳(The Tale of the Curly-Bearded Guest)
Translator’s Note
1) Authorship: a Taoist Practitioner or a Confucian Scholar?
2) Textual Variances
3) Philosophical Background
Glossary
Bibliography
Tale 6
“Huo Xiaoyu zhuan” 霍小玉傳(The Tale of Huo Xiaoyu)
Translator’s Note
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