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Plum in the Golden Vase or, Chin P'ing Mei, Volume Two
The Rivals
Häftad, 2006
530 kr
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In this second of a planned five-volume series, David Roy provides a complete and annotated translation of the famous Chin P'ing Mei, an anonymous sixteenth-century Chinese novel that focuses on the domestic life of His-men Ch'ing, a corrupt, upwardly mobile merchant in a provincial town, who …
Guanzi
Political, Economic, and Philosophical Essays from Early China
Inbunden, 1998
2970 kr
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Named for the famous Chinese minister of state, Guan Zhong (d. 645 B.C.), the Guanzi is one of the largest collections of ancient Chinese writings still in existence. With this volume, W. Allyn Rickett completes the first full translation of the Guanzi into English. This represents a truly …
Culture of the Meiji Period
Av Daikichi Irokawa, Marius B. Jansen
Häftad, 1988
547 kr
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The description for this book, The Culture of the Meiji Period, will be forthcoming.
Rāmāyaṇa of Vālmīki: An Epic of Ancient India, Volume I
Balakāṇḍa
Häftad, 1990
591 kr
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This is the first of seven volumes of a translation of the Valmiki Ramayana, the great Sanskrit epic of the life of Rama, ideal man and incarnation of the great god Visnu. This renowned work of ancient India has profoundly affected the literature, art, religions, and cultures of countless millions …
Plum in the Golden Vase or, Chin P'ing Mei, Volume One
The Gathering
Häftad, 1997
481 kr
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In this first of a planned five-volume set, David Roy provides a complete and annotated translation of the famous Chin P'ing Mei, an anonymous sixteenth-century Chinese novel that focuses on the domestic life of Hsi-men Ch'ing, a corrupt, upwardly mobile merchant in a provincial town, who maintains …
Central Philosophy of Tibet
A Study and Translation of Jey Tsong Khapa's Essence of True Eloquence
Häftad, 1991
868 kr
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This is the paperback edition of the first full study, translation, and critical annotation of the Essence of True Eloquence by Jey Tsong Khapa (1357-1419), universally acknowledged as the greatest Tibetan philosopher. Robert Thurman's translation and introduction present a strain of Indian …
On the Art of the No Drama
The Major Treatises of Zeami
Häftad, 1984
847 kr
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This annotated translation is the first systematic rendering into any Western language of the nine major treatises on the art of the Japanese No theater by Zeami Motokivo (1363-1443). Zeami, who transformed the No from a country entertainment into a vehicle for profound theatrical and philosophical …
Plum in the Golden Vase or, Chin P'ing Mei, Volume Three
The Aphrodisiac
Inbunden, 2006
1193 kr
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In this third volume of a planned five-volume series, David Roy provides a complete and annotated translation of the famous Chin P'ing Mei, an anonymous sixteenth-century Chinese novel that focuses on the domestic life of His-men Ch'ing, a corrupt, upwardly mobile merchant who maintains a harem of …
Plum in the Golden Vase or, Chin P'ing Mei, Volume Three
The Aphrodisiac
Häftad, 2011
481 kr
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In this third volume of a planned five-volume series, David Roy provides a complete and annotated translation of the famous Chin P'ing Mei, an anonymous sixteenth-century Chinese novel that focuses on the domestic life of His-men Ch'ing, a corrupt, upwardly mobile merchant who maintains a harem of …
Plum in the Golden Vase or, Chin P'ing Mei, Volume Four
The Climax
Inbunden, 2011
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719 kr
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This is the fourth and penultimate volume in David Roy's celebrated translation of one of the most famous and important novels in Chinese literature. The Plum in the Golden Vase or, Chin P'ing Mei is an anonymous sixteenth-century work that focuses on the domestic life of Hsi-men Ch'ing, a corrupt, …
Rāmāyaṇa of Vālmīki: An Epic of Ancient India, Volume VII
Uttarakāṇḍa
Inbunden, 2016
1904 kr
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The seventh and final book of the monumental R?m?ya?a of V?lm?ki, the Uttarak???a, brings the epic saga to a close with an account of the dramatic events of King R?ma's millennia-long reign. It opens with a colorful history of the demonic race of the r?k?asas and the violent career of R?ma's …
Plum in the Golden Vase or, Chin P'ing Mei, Volume Four
The Climax
Häftad, 2015
481 kr
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This is the fourth and penultimate volume in David Roy's celebrated translation of one of the most famous and important novels in Chinese literature. The Plum in the Golden Vase or, Chin P'ing Mei is an anonymous sixteenth-century work that focuses on the domestic life of Hsi-men Ch'ing, a corrupt, …
Plum in the Golden Vase or, Chin P'ing Mei, Volume Five
The Dissolution
Häftad, 2015
535 kr
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This is the fifth and final volume in David Roy's celebrated translation of one of the most famous and important novels in Chinese literature. The Plum in the Golden Vase or, Chin P'ing Mei is an anonymous sixteenth-century work that focuses on the domestic life of Hsi-men Ch'ing, a corrupt, …
Rāmāyaṇa of Vālmīki: An Epic of Ancient India, Volume IV
Kiskindhakāṇḍa
Häftad, 2016
479 kr
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This is the fourth volume of a translation of India's most beloved and influential epic tale--the Ramayana of Valmiki. As befits its position at the center of the work, Volume IV presents the hero Rama at the turning point of his fortunes. Having previously lost first his kingship and then his …
Rāmāyaṇa of Vālmīki: An Epic of Ancient India, Volume II
Ayodhyakāṇḍa
Häftad, 2016
479 kr
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This is the second volume of a translation of India's most beloved and influential epic saga, the monumental R?m?ya?a of V?lm?ki. Of the seven sections of this great Sanskrit masterpiece, the Ayodhyak???a is the most human, and it remains one of the best introductions to the social and political …
Rāmāyaṇa of Vālmīki: An Epic of Ancient India, Volume III
Aranyakāṇḍa
Häftad, 2016
479 kr
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This is the third volume of a planned seven-volume translation of India's most beloved and influential epic tale--the Ramayana of Valmiki. This third volume carries forward the narrative by following the exiled hero Rama, his wife, and his brother on their wanderings. The book contains the …
Rāmāyaṇa of Vālmīki: An Epic of Ancient India, Volume V
Sundarakāṇḍa
Häftad, 2016
479 kr
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The fifth and most popular book of the Ramayana of Valmiki, the Sundarakanda, recounts the adventures of the monkey hero Hanuman in leaping across the ocean to the island citadel of Lanka. Once there, he scours the city for the abducted Princess Siti. The poet vividly describes the opulence of the …
Rāmāyaṇa of Vālmīki: An Epic of Ancient India, Volume VI
Yuddhakāṇḍa
Häftad, 2017
805 kr
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The sixth book of the Ramayana of Valmiki, the Yuddhakanda, recounts the final dramatic war between the forces of good led by the exiled prince Rama, and the forces of evil commanded by the arch demon Ravana. The hero Rama's primary purpose in the battle is to rescue the abducted princess Sita and …
Rāmāyaṇa of Vālmīki: An Epic of Ancient India, Volume VII
Uttarakāṇḍa
Häftad, 2018
591 kr
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The concluding volume of a critical English edition of the monumental Indian epicThe seventh and final book of the monumental Rāmāyaṇa of Vālmīki, the Uttarakāṇḍa, brings the epic saga to a close with an account of the dramatic events of King Rāma’s millennia-long reign. It opens with a colorful …
Rāmāyaṇa of Vālmīki
The Complete English Translation
Häftad, 2022
324 kr
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The definitive English translation of the classic Sanskrit epic poem—now available in a one-volume paperbackThe Rāmāyaṇa of Vālmīki, the monumental Sanskrit epic of the life of Rama, ideal man and incarnation of the great god Visnu, has profoundly affected the literature, art, religions, and …
Guanzi
Political, Economic, and Philosophical Essays from Early China
Häftad, 2021
827 kr
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Named for the famous Chinese minister of state, Guan Zhong (d. 645 B.C.), the Guanzi is one of the largest collections of ancient Chinese writings still in existence. With this volume, W. Allyn Rickett completes the first full translation of the Guanzi into English. This represents a truly …
Legend of King Asoka
A Study and Translation of the Asokavadana
Häftad, 2014
574 kr
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An English translation of the Asokavadana text, the Sanskrit version of the legend of King Asoka, first written in the second century A.D. Emperor of India during the third century B.C. and one of the most important rulers in the history of Buddhism, Asoka has hitherto been studied in the West …
Chu Hsi's Family Rituals
A Twelfth-Century Chinese Manual for the Performance of Cappings, Weddings, Funerals, and Ancestral Rites
Av Chu Hsi, Patricia Buckley Ebrey
Häftad, 2014
462 kr
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Compiled by the great Neo-Confucian philosopher Chu Hsi (1130-1200), the Family Rituals is a manual for the private performance of the standard Chinese family rituals: initiations, weddings, funerals, and sacrifices to ancestral spirits. This translation makes the work, which is the most important …
Five Hundred Years of Chinese Poetry, 1150-1650
The Chin, Yuan, and Ming Dynasties
Av Kojiro Yoshikawa, John Timothy Wixted
Häftad, 2014
880 kr
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Five Hundred Years of Chinese Poetry offers the only historical survey, in any language, of this important span of Chinese poetry. Written by the foremost Japanese sinologist of this century, and translated here in a lucid analogue to his famous prose style, the work provides a brief but …
Wen Xuan or Selections of Refined Literature, Volume III
Rhapsodies on Natural Phenomena, Birds and Animals, Aspirations and Feelings, Sorrowful Laments, Literature, Music, and Passions
Av Xiao Tong
Häftad, 2014
847 kr
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The Wen xuan, compiled by Xiao Tong (501-531) is the oldest surviving anthology of Chinese literature arranged by genre. It contains a total of 761 pieces of prose and verse by 130 writers from the late Zhou dynasty to the Liang dynasty (ca. 4th century B.C. to 6th century A.D.) The selection …
T'ang Code, Volume II
Specific Articles
Häftad, 2014
1024 kr
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This is the second and final volume of the annotated translation of a seminal Chinese legal text. The T'ang Code, written in 653 A.D., is the most important legal text in East Asian history. Not only is it China's earliest law code to survive in its entirety, influencing all subsequent Chinese law, …
Poets of the Tamil Anthologies
Ancient Poems of Love and War
Häftad, 2015
442 kr
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The poems of ancient Tamil are one of India's most important contributions to world literature. Presented here in English translation is a selection of roughly three hundred poems from five of the earliest poetic anthologies of classical Tamil literature. These lyrical poems are intimately related …
Formation of Ch'an Ideology in China and Korea
The Vajrasamadhi-Sutra, a Buddhist Apocryphon
Häftad, 2017
548 kr
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This book is a translation and study of the Vajrasamadhi-Sutra and an examination of its broad implications for the development of East Asian Buddhism. The Vajrasamadhi-Sutra was traditionally assumed to have been translated from Sanskrit, but some modern scholars, principally in Japan, have …
Poems to Siva
The Hymns of the Tamil Saints
Av Indira Viswanathan Peterson
Häftad, 2014
768 kr
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Composed by three poet-saints between the sixth and eighth centuries A.D., the Tevaram hymns are the primary scripture of the Tamil Saivism, one of the first popular large-scale devotional movements within Hinduism. Indira Peterson eloquently renders into English a substantial portion of these …
Isfahan Is Half the World
Memories of a Persian Boyhood
Av Sayyed Mohammed Ali Jamalzadeh, W. Heston
Häftad, 2014
538 kr
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Mohammad Ali Jamalzadeh, acclaimed as the father of modern Persian short story, wrote this work. Sar o Tah-e Yak Karbas. to provide his fellow Iranians a memoir in story form of traditional Islamic life in Iran before westernization. Originally published in 1983. The Princeton Legacy Library uses …
