Song Dynasty Tales

A Guided Reader

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.

Contents:

• Supplementary Biography of Empress Zhao: The Flying Swallow
• The Record of a Drifting Red Leaf
• The Tale of the Plum-Blossom Consort
• The Record of Tan Yige
• The Record of Wang Youyu
• An Unofficial Biography of Li Shishi
• The Tale of Wang Kui
• The Tale of Green Pearl
• The Tale of Lady Sun
• The Tale of Wang Ji
• The Tale of Wang Shi
• The Black-Clothing State

Readership: Academics and students interested in Chinese literature and culture and readers interested in classical tales.
Key Features:

• First collection of Song dynasty tales in English
• Well-known Song tales from Lu Xun's Tang Song chuanqi ji
• With annotations, introduction, and commentaries for each tale