Samuel Pepys' Penny Merriments Being a Collection of Chapbooks, Full of Histories, Jests, Magic, Amorous Tales of Courtship, Marriage and Infidelity, Accounts of Rogues and Fools, Together with Comments on the Times

Name: Samuel Pepys' Penny Merriments Being a Collection of Chapbooks, Full of Histories, Jests, Magic, Amorous Tales of Courtship, Marriage and Infidelity, Accounts of Rogues and Fools, Together with Comments on the Times
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ISBN: 9780231042802

ISBN-10: 0231042809

ISBN-13: 9780231042802

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Authors: Samuel Pepys, Roger Thompson, Samuel Pepys

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Though collections of Chinese fiction, poetry, and drama abound, there have been no English-language anthologies of Chinese essays on the market. Now, veteran sinologist David Pollard has selected and translated the best and most representative examples of Chinese prose writing from the third century to the contemporary period. Succinctly tracing the history of the genre in China in his introduction, Pollard then wittily and informatively introduces each writer chosen. The selections themselves include Ye Shengtao's ruminations of making a boat trip to visit his ancestors' graves, Fan Bao on life in prison, Gui Yougang's reminiscence of his mother, Yuan Mei's essay on borrowing books, and…

Book details

List price: $135.00
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Publication date: 3/22/1977
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 302
Size: 0.62" wide x 0.93" long x 0.10" tall
Weight: 1.320
Language: English

Reader KENNETH BRANAGH has directed and acted in films including "Love s Labour s Lost, Hamlet, Much Ado About Nothing", and "Henry V". He founded the Renaissance Theatre Company and has also starred in award-winning productions with the Royal Shakespeare Company.