UID:
almahu_9949546445302882
Format:
1 online resource (344 p.)
ISBN:
9780520380523
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9783110993899
Series Statement:
World Literature in Translation
Content:
This abridged edition introduces readers to the power and drama of this electrifying classic Chinese novel. One of the great works of Chinese literature, beloved in East Asia but virtually unknown in the West, Kingdoms in Peril is an epic historical novel charting the five hundred years leading to the unification of China under the rule of the legendary First Emperor. Writing some fourteen hundred years later, the Ming-era author Feng Menglong drew on a vast trove of literary and historical documents to compose a gripping narrative account of how China came to be China. Here, translated into English for the first time, Kingdoms in Peril recounts the triumphs and tragedies of those five hundred years, through stories taken from the lives of the unforgettable characters that defined and shaped the age in which they lived. This abridged edition distills the novel's distinct style and its most dramatic episodes into a single volume. Maintaining the spirit and excitement of the original novel, this edition weaves together nine of the most pivotal storylines--some extremely famous, others less well known. Readers will glimpse the intensity of tectonic events that shaped everyday lives, loves, and struggles, with powerful women featuring as prominently in the novel as they have in Chinese history. There are many historical works that provide an account of some of these events, but none are as thrilling and breathtakingly memorable as Kingdoms in Peril.
Note:
Frontmatter --
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Contents --
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Map 1. The Zhou Confederacy circa 500 b.c.e. --
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Map 2. The Kingdoms of the Warring States Period in circa 260 b.c.e. --
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Introduction --
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The Curse of the Bao Lords --
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An Incestuous Love Affair at the Court of Qi --
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The Wicked Stepmother, Lady Li Ji --
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The Fight for Lady Xia Ji --
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The Orphan of the Zhao Clan --
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The Downfall of the Kingdom of Wu --
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Rival Students of the Master of Ghost Valley --
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The Family Troubles of the King of Qin --
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The Assassins Strike
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Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
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In English.
In:
EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2022 English, De Gruyter, 9783110993899
In:
EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2022, De Gruyter, 9783110994810
In:
EBOOK PACKAGE Literary, Cultural, Area Studies 2022 English, De Gruyter, 9783110993752
In:
EBOOK PACKAGE Literary, Cultural, Area Studies 2022, De Gruyter, 9783110993738
In:
University of California Press Complete eBook-Package 2022, De Gruyter, 9783110766493
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780520380516
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1525/9780520380523
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1525/9780520380523?locatt=mode:legacy
URL:
https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780520380523
