Song Dynasty Tales

Song Dynasty Tales

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.
Zhenjun Zhang obtained his MA at Peking University and PhD from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is now Associate Professor of Asian Studies and Modern Languages and Literatures at St. Lawrence University.

Jing Wang received her PhD from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She has taught at Carnegie Mellon University and the University of North Carolina-Charlotte, and is now Senior Lecturer of Chinese at Princeton University.

$32.62

Original: $108.72

Song Dynasty Tales—

$108.72

$32.62

Original: $108.72

Song Dynasty Tales—

$108.72

$32.62

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.
Zhenjun Zhang obtained his MA at Peking University and PhD from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is now Associate Professor of Asian Studies and Modern Languages and Literatures at St. Lawrence University.

Jing Wang received her PhD from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She has taught at Carnegie Mellon University and the University of North Carolina-Charlotte, and is now Senior Lecturer of Chinese at Princeton University.