Classical Chinese Tales of the Supernatural and the Fantastic

by Karl S. Y. Kao

In Chinese literary history, the Six Dynasties (317-588) and the T'ang (618-906) were the great creative times for the production of supernatural and fantastic stories in the classical language. This major collection of ninety-six stories, most of them newly translated, represents the very best of this tradition.

These are all basically fictional narratives or stories, but unlike Western supernatural stories, are considered more or less...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0253313759
• ISBN13: 9780253313751
• Release Date: December 1985
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Length: 420 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.2" x 9.4"