"... Takes place in the year 680, as Judge Dee, recently promoted to lord chief justice, is sent incognito to Canton to investigate the disappearance of a court censor"--P. [4] of cover.
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Brought back into print in the 1990s to wide acclaim, re-designed new editions of Robert van Gulik's Judge Dee Mysteries are now available. Written by a Dutch diplomat and scholar during the 1950s and 1960s, these lively and historically accurate mysteries have entertained a dev…
In the year 680, Judge Dee uncovers a plot to take over key positions in the Tang government In his attempts to solve three perplexing murders.
Tang dynasty tales: a guided reader
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'Tang Dynasty Tales' offers the first annotated translations of six major tales which are interpreted specifically for students and scholars interested in medieval Chinese literature.
1. Weiguo Cao, "The Tale of Hongxian"--2. Rania Huntington, "Du Zichun"--3. Bruce J. Knickerbocker, "Record within a Pillow" -- 4. William H. Nienhauser, Jr. "An Account of the Governor of the Southern Branch" -- 5. Jing Wang, "The Tale of the Curly-Bearded Guest" -- 6. Zhenjun …
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 calle…
Tang dynasty tales: a guided reader
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Type: Book
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 calle…
