Song Dynasty Tales: A Guided Reader

By Jing Wang and Zhenjun Zhang

Book Overview

Together with the noted Tang dynasty tales, Song dynasty tales have long been highly valued and widely read in the Chinese world. As the first English translations of a selected collection of 12 Song dynasty tales, this book opens a window into the world of literature, culture, and the colorful lives of the royal house and common people in the 10th- to 13th-centuries. In addition to the translation and meticulous annotations, it offers a general introduction as well as commentaries on each tale.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9813143274
• ISBN13: 9789813143272
• Release Date: February 2017
• Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company
• Length: 372 Pages
• Weight: 1.46 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"