The Plum in the Golden Vase Or, Chin P'Ing Mei, Volume Two: The Rivals
(Part of the The Plum in the Golden Vase (#2) Series and Hsi Men (#2) Series)
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In this second of a planned five-volume series, 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 His-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 narrative art--not...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0691070776
ISBN13:9780691070773
Release Date:October 2001
Publisher:Princeton University Press
Length:720 Pages
Weight:2.65 lbs.
Dimensions:1.8" x 6.0" x 9.3"
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