{"product_id":"the-drunken-mans-talk-9780295741765","title":"The Drunken Mans Talk","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis collection of short stories, anecdotes, and poems was likely compiled during the 13th century. Tales of romantic loveincluding courtship, marriage, and illicit affairsunify the collection and make it an essential primary source for literary and social history, since official Chinese history sources did not usually discuss family conflict or sexual matters.   This volume, the first complete translation of The Drunken Man's Talk (Xinbian zuiweng tanlu) in any language, includes an introduction that explores the literary significance of the work as well as annotations explaining the symbolism and allusions found in the stories.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This translation of \u003ci\u003eZuiweng tanlu\u003c\/i\u003e deserves a larger audience beyond that of sinologists.\"\u003c\/p\u003e -- Jacques Pimpaneau * T’oung Pao *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Inglis’s rendition of \u003ci\u003eThe Drunken Man’s Talk\u003c\/i\u003e is a pleasant and enlightening read and highly recommended to anyone interested in medieval Chinese short stories.\"\u003c\/p\u003e -- Xiao Rao, Standford University * Journal of the American Oriental Society *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"a valuable contribution to the field of classical Chinese tales and may also be enjoyed by lay readers.\"\u003c\/p\u003e * Chinese Literature: Essays, Articles, Reviews (CLEAR) - Modern *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Discovered in 1940 in a private library in Japan, this long-lost \u003ci\u003eThe Drunken Man’s Talk (Xinbian zuiweng tanlu\u003c\/i\u003e新編醉翁談錄) attracts readers’ attention primarily for two reasons: (1) its initial chap-ter offers a valuable introduction to professional storytelling, and (2) it is a rich collection in Classical Chinese that covers short stories from the Six Dynasties (420–581) to the Southern Song (1127–1279). Through Alister D. Inglis’s exquisite translation, English readers can enjoy these amazing stories today... [I]t provides readers with a full picture of a collection of anecdotal fiction (\u003ci\u003ebiji xiaoshuo\u003c\/i\u003e筆記小說) in middle-period China.\"\u003c\/p\u003e * Journal of Asian Studies *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e Translator’s Introduction\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. An Account of the Plowmen of the Tongue\u003cbr\u003e 2. A Legal Case Involving Illicit Love\u003cbr\u003e 3. Romantic Union\u003cbr\u003e 4. Women’s Verse\u003cbr\u003e 5. Humorous Tales from a Precious Window\u003cbr\u003e 6. Veritable Records from the Red-light District\u003cbr\u003e 7. Records from the Red-light District\u003cbr\u003e 8. Humorous Quips\u003cbr\u003e 9. The Characteristics of Ladies\u003cbr\u003e 10. Poems About Ladies\u003cbr\u003e 11. Romantic Union\u003cbr\u003e 12. Extraordinary Encounters with Immortals\u003cbr\u003e 13. Virtuous Women of the Inner Quarters\u003cbr\u003e 14. Legal Cases Involving Witty Verdicts\u003cbr\u003e 15. Felicitous Trysts with Immortals \u003cbr\u003e 16. Broken Promises\u003cbr\u003e 17. Romantic Betrayal\u003cbr\u003e 18. Extraordinary and Predestined Meetings\u003cbr\u003e 19. Old Stories of Reunion 1\u003cbr\u003e 20. Old Stories of Reunion 2\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Glossary of Chinese Characters\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Washington Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49400885379415,"sku":"9780295741765","price":33.98,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780295741765.jpg?v=1730471843","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-drunken-mans-talk-9780295741765","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}