The Misadventures of Master Mugwort
A Joke Book Trilogy from Imperial China
Series: The Hsu-Tang Library of Classical Chinese Literature;
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Product details:
- Publisher OUP USA
- Date of Publication 20 December 2023
- ISBN 9780197585603
- Binding Hardback
- No. of pages208 pages
- Size 226x163x35 mm
- Weight 408 g
- Language English
- Illustrations 2 564
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Short description:
The Misadventures of Master Mugwort is a translation of three collections of humorous episodes revolving around the beloved fictional character of Master Mugwort. Set in the ancient Warring States period, but written over a millennium later, Master Mugwort counsels kings in the art of statecraft, takes on other masters in mock philosophical debates, and wisecracks his way through the intrigue that defined the age, disciples in tow.
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The Hsu-Tang Library presents authoritative and eminently readable translations of classical Chinese literature, in bilingual editions, ranging across three millennia and the entire Sinitic world.
The Misadventures of Master Mugwort: A Joke Book Trilogy from Imperial China is a translation of three collections of humorous episodes revolving around the beloved fictional character of Master Mugwort (Aizi). Set in the ancient Warring States period, Master Mugwort counsels kings in the art of statecraft, takes on other masters in mock philosophical debates, and wisecracks his way through this age of opportunity and intrigue, disciples in tow.
The explosive popularity of the original collection from the late 1000s, attributed to literatus-extraordinaire Su Shi, inspired sequels centuries later: in 1516 by precocious teenager Lu Cai; and in 1608 by whimsical retiree Tu Benjun. Together, these three books represent a time-honored tradition of Chinese humor as well as a light-hearted interpretation of a bygone age that remained of enduring importance to the writers' own day and age.
Translated in full for the first time by Elizabeth Smithrosser, with an introduction and explanatory notes, this volume introduces a once bestselling, if today much overlooked, tradition of Chinese literature to new audiences.
[The Hsu-Tang Library] will open up a classical tradition that spans millennia, relatively little of which has ever been translated into English. There is a humanity and irreverence to some of these works that readers expecting stuffy, prim Confucian moralizing will find refreshing.
Table of Contents:
Dynastic Timeline for Pre-Modern China
Names and Dates of the Warring States
Introduction
I. Miscellaneous Stories of Master Mugwort
II. The Ming Sequels
II.a. Further Sayings of Master Mugwort
II.b. Outer Sayings of Master Mugwort
Appendix 1: Preface to Jest Intrigues of the Five Masters.
Appendix 2: Issues of Attribution: Miscellaneous Stories
Appendix 3: Table of Pre-Modern Titles
List of Abbreviations
Bibliography
Text-Critical Endnotes
The Misadventures of Master Mugwort: A Joke Book Trilogy from Imperial China
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