The plum in the golden vase, or, Chin Ping Mei. Volume 1, The gathering / translated by David Tod Roy.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Xiaoxiaosheng.

Contributor:

Roy, David Tod, 1933-2016, translator.

Series:

Princeton library of Asian translations.

Princeton library of Asian translations

Standardized Title:

Jin Ping Mei ci hua. English. (Roy). 1

金瓶梅词话. English. (Roy). 1

Language:

Chinese

English

Subjects (All):

History--China--Fiction.

History.

China--History--Song dynasty, 960-1279--Fiction.

China.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xlix, 609 pages) : illustrations.

Edition:

Course Book

Place of Publication:

Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c1993.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In this first of a planned five-volume set, David Roy provides a complete and annotated translation of the famous Chin P'ing Mei, an anonymous sixteenth-century Chinese novel that focuses on the domestic life of Hsi-men Ch'ing, a corrupt, upwardly mobile merchant in a provincial town, who maintains a harem of six wives and concubines. This work, known primarily for its erotic realism, is also a landmark in the development of the narrative art form--not only from a specifically Chinese perspective but in a world-historical context.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

List of Illustrations

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Cast of Characters

Preface to the Chin P'ing Mei tz'u-hua

Preface to the Chin P'ing Mei

Colophon

Four Lyrics to the Tune "Burning Incense"

Lyrics on the Four Vices to the Tune "Partridge Sky"

CHAPTER 1. Wu Sung Fights a Tiger on Ching-yang Ridge; P'an Chin-lien Disdains Her Mate and Plays the Coquette

CHAPTER 2. Beneath the Blind Hsi-men Ch'ing Meets Chin-lien; Inspired by Greed Dame Wang Speaks of Romance

CHAPTER 3. Dame Wang Proposes a Ten-part Plan for "Garnering the Glow'' Hsi-men Ch'ing Flirts with Chin-lien in the Teahouse

CHAPTER 4. The Hussy Commits Adultery behind Wu the Elder's Back; Yün-ko in His Anger Raises a Rumpus in the Teashop

CHAPTER 5. Yün-ko Lends a Hand by Cursing Dame Wang; The Hussy Administers Poison to Wu the Elder

CHAPTER 6. Hsi-men Ch'ing Suborns Ho the Ninth; Dame Wang Fetches Wine and Encounters a Downpour

CHAPTER 7. Auntie Hsüeh Proposes a Match with Meng Yü-lou; Aunt Yang Angrily Curses Chang the Fourth

CHAPTER 8. All Night Long P'an Chin-lien Yearns for Hsi-men Ch'ing; During the Tablet-burning Monks Overhear Sounds of Venery

CHAPTER 9. Hsi-men Ch'ing Conspires to Marry P'an Chin-lien; Captain Wu Mistakenly Assaults Li Wai-ch'uan

CHAPTER 10. Wu the Second Is Condemned to Exile in Meng-chou; Hsi-men and His Harem Revel in the Hibiscus Pavilion

CHAPTER 11. P'an Chin-lien Instigates the Beating of Sun Hsüeh-o Hsi-men Ch'ing Decides to Deflower Li Kuei-chieh

CHAPTER 12. P'an Chin-lien Suffers Ignominy for Adultery with a Servant; Stargazer Liu Purveys Black Magic in Pursuit of Gain

CHAPTER 13. Li P'ing-erh Makes a Secret Tryst over the Garden Wall; The Maid Ying-ch'un Peeks through a Crack and Gets an Eyeful

CHAPTER 14. Hua Tzu-hsü Succumbs to Chagrin and Loses His Life; Li P'ing-erh Invites Seduction and Attends a Party

CHAPTER 15. Beauties Enjoy the Sights in the Lantern-viewing Belvedere; Hangers-on Abet Debauchery in the Verdant Spring Bordello

CHAPTER 16. Hsi-men Ch'ing Is Inspired by Greed to Contemplate Matrimony; Ying Po-chüeh Steals a March in Anticipation of the Ceremony

CHAPTER 17. Censor Yü-wen Impeaches Commander Yang; Li P'ing-erh Takes Chiang Chu-shan as Mate

CHAPTER 18. Lai-pao Takes Care of Things in the Eastern Capital; Ch'en Ching-chi Supervises the Work in the Flower Garden

CHAPTER 19. Snake-in-the-grass Shakes Down Chiang Chu-shan; Li P'ing-erh's Feelings Touch Hsi-men Ch'ing

CHAPTER 20. Meng Yü-lou High-mindedly Intercedes with Wu Yüeh-niang; Hsi-men Ch'ing Wreaks Havoc in the Verdant Spring Bordello

APPENDIX I. Translator's Commentary on the Prologue

APPENDIX II. Translations of Supplementary Material

NOTES

BIBLIOGRAPHY

INDEX

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contains:

Translation of: 笑笑生. 金瓶梅词话

ISBN:

9781400847631

140084763X

OCLC:

845252798