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The plum in the golden vase, or, Chin P ing Mei / translated by David Tod Roy the gathering.
Language: English Original language: Chinese Series: Princeton library of Asian translations | Princeton library of Asian translationsPublication details: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c1993-Description: v. : ill. ; 25 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 0691016143
- The gathering
- Chin P ing Mei tz u hua. English
- PL2698.H73 C4713 1993
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Summary: In the first of a planned five-volume set, David Roy provides a complete and annotated translation of the famous 16th-century Chinese novel "Chin P'ing Mei". The story centers around a corrupt, but upwardly mobile merchant who maintains a harem of six wives and concubines. This work, known for its erotic realism, is also a landmark in the development of the narrative art formin a world-historical context.
v. 1. The gathering.
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Includes bibliographical references and index
v. 1. The gathering.
In the first of a planned five-volume set, David Roy provides a complete and annotated translation of the famous 16th-century Chinese novel "Chin P'ing Mei". The story centers around a corrupt, but upwardly mobile merchant who maintains a harem of six wives and concubines. This work, known for its erotic realism, is also a landmark in the development of the narrative art formin a world-historical context.
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