wyszukanych pozycji: 6
The Invention of Li Yu
ISBN: 9780674332263 / Angielski / Twarda / 1988 / 281 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Li Yu, 1610-1680, was a brilliant comic writer and entertainer, a thoroughgoing professional whose life was in his work-plays, stories, a novel, criticism, essays, and poems. Patrick Hanan places him in the society of his day, where even his precarious livelihood, his constant search for patronage, did not dampen his versatility, his irreverent wit, or his jocund spirit. Li was also an epicure, an inventor, a pundit, and a designer of houses and gardens. He was an exceptional figure in Chinese culture for two reasons: his disregard of the authority of tradition, and his dedication to the... Li Yu, 1610-1680, was a brilliant comic writer and entertainer, a thoroughgoing professional whose life was in his work-plays, stories, a novel, c... |
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283,92 zł |
The Chinese Vernacular Story
ISBN: 9780674418448 / Angielski / Twarda / 1981 / 290 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 10-14 dni roboczych. |
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296,78 zł |
Sea of Regret
ISBN: 9780824816667 / Angielski / Twarda / 1995 / 220 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Published within a few months of each other in 1906, Stones in the Sea by Fu Lin and The Sea of Regret by Wu Jianren take opposite sides in the heated turn-of-the-century debate over the place of romantic and sexual love and passion in Chinese life. The Sea of Regret, which came to be the most popular short novel of this period, is a response to the less well-known but equally significant Stones in the Sea. Taken together, this pair of novels provides a fascinating portrait of early twentieth-century China's struggle with its own cultural, ethical, and sexual redefinition. Patrick Hanan's...
Published within a few months of each other in 1906, Stones in the Sea by Fu Lin and The Sea of Regret by Wu Jianren take opposite sides in the heated...
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435,71 zł |
The Carnal Prayer Mat
ISBN: 9780824859138 / Angielski / Twarda / 2016 / 332 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. In the 300 years since its initial publication, Li Yu's book has been widely read in China, where it is recognized as a benchmark of erotic literature and currently enjoys the distinction of being a banned-in-Beijing classic.
In the 300 years since its initial publication, Li Yu's book has been widely read in China, where it is recognized as a benchmark of erotic literature...
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522,85 zł |
Quelling the Demons' Revolt: A Novel from Ming China
ISBN: 9780231183079 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. In this Ming-era novel, historical narrative, raucous humor, and the supernatural are interwoven to tell the tale of an unsuccessful attempt to overthrow the Song dynasty. A poor young girl meets an old woman who gives her a magic book that allows her to create rice and money. Her father, terrified that his daughter's demonic nature might be discovered, marries her off. Forced to flee, she and others with supernatural abilities find themselves in the midst of a grotesque version of a historical uprising, in which facts are intermingled with slapstick humor and wild fictions. Attributed to...
In this Ming-era novel, historical narrative, raucous humor, and the supernatural are interwoven to tell the tale of an unsuccessful attempt to overth...
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137,29 zł |
Courtesans and Opium: Romantic Illusions of the Fool of Yangzhou
ISBN: 9780231148238 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 344 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. In his preface, the anonymous author of Courtesans and Opium describes his book as an act of penance for thirty years spent patronizing the brothels of Yangzhou. Written in the 1840s, his story is filled with vice and dark consequence, portraying the hazards of the city's seedy underbelly and warning others against the example of the Fool. Chinese literature's first true "city novel," Courtesans and Opium recounts the illustrious career of a debauched soul enveloped by enthralling pursuits and romantic illusions. While socially acceptable marriages were arranged and often...
In his preface, the anonymous author of Courtesans and Opium describes his book as an act of penance for thirty years spent patronizing the bro...
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120,81 zł |