Filial Piety and Its Divine Rewards The Legend of Dong Yong and Weaving Maiden

Name: Filial Piety and Its Divine Rewards The Legend of Dong Yong and Weaving Maiden
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ISBN: 9781603841351

ISBN-10: 1603841350

ISBN-13: 9781603841351

Edition: 2009

Authors: Wilt L. Idema, Wilt L. Idema

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Of the many ballads, tales, and plays extolling filial piety (xiao)¿the foundational virtue of imperial China¿none was more popular in that era than the legend of Dong Yong and his heavenly helpmate, Weaving Maiden. Continually revised and embellished over a millennium, the tale¿s popularity remains, finding new expression in Chinese film and opera in the twentieth century. The five versions of the legend presented here, alongside a selection of related texts, illustrate changing perceptions of xiao from the tenth century through the first part of the twentieth in a variety of genres. An appendix traces the development of the related legend of Weaving Maiden and Buffalo Boy from myth to…

Book details

Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: Hackett Publishing Company, Incorporated
Publication date: 9/15/2009
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 144
Size: 5.25" wide x 8.25" long x 0.25" tall
Weight: 0.330
Language: English