TY  - BOOK
AU  - Xiao Xiao Sheng.
AU  - Roy,David Tod
TI  - The plum in the golden vase, or, Chin P ing Mei: the gathering
SN  - 0691016143
AV  - PL2698.H73 C4713 1993
PY  - 1993///-
CY  - Princeton, N.J.
PB  - Princeton University Press
KW  - China
KW  - History
KW  - Song dynasty, 960-1279
KW  - Fiction
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; v. 1. The gathering
N2  - 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
ER  -