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The Plum In The Golden Vase Or, Chin P'Ing Mei, Volume Five: The Dissolution (Princeton Library Of Asian Translations)
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The Fifth And Final Volume Of A Celebrated Translation Of The Classic Chinese Novelthis Is The Fifth And Final Volume In David Roy'S Celebrated Translation Of One Of The Most Famous And Important Novels In Chinese Literature. The Plum In The Golden Vase Or, Chin Ping Mei Is An Anonymous Sixteenthcentury Work That Focuses On The Domestic Life Of Hsimen Ching, A Corrupt, Upwardly Mobile Merchant In A Provincial Town, Who Maintains A Harem Of Six Wives And Concubines. The Novel, Known Primarily For Its Erotic Realism, Is Also A Landmark In The Development Of The Narrative Art Formnot Only From A Specifically Chinese Perspective But In A Worldhistorical Context.This Complete And Annotated Translation Aims To Faithfully Represent And Elucidate All The Rhetorical Features Of The Original In Its Most Authentic Form And Thereby Enable The Western Reader To Appreciate This Chinese Masterpiece At Its True Worth.
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