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Ju-Chen, Li

 
9784871872416: Flowers in the Mirror: A Classic Qing Dynasty Chinese Novel
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ISBN 10 : 4871872416 ISBN 13 : 9784871872416
Editeur : Ishi Press, 2015

Synopsis

Written by Li Ju-chen during the Qing dynasty Flowers in the Mirror is a classic novel of Chinese literature. It is full of fanciful tales. The term “Flowers in the Mirror” is an idiomatic phrase meaning “illusion.” An example is a moon as seen upon a body of water which appears to be close and near, but it is a mere reflection. The stories are set during the reign of Empress Wu Tse-tien, a female ruler. Wu was actually an Empress of China who ruled from 690 to 705. Her reign was a part of the short-lived Zhou dynasty, which interrupted the Tang dynasty. Some traditional historians portray Wu as a power hungry woman who cared little for those who she hurt nor what she did. A popular theory is that Wu killed her own child in order to become the empress. She was recognized, however, as both capable and attentive even by traditional historians who disliked her behavior. She had an ability to select capable people to serve as officials. She was admired for this trait throughout the Tang and subsequent dynasties. Wu was the only female emperor of China in more than four millennia.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Written by Li Ju-chen during the Qing dynasty Flowers in the Mirror is a classic novel of Chinese literature. It is full of fanciful tales. The term “Flowers in the Mirror” is an idiomatic phrase meaning “illusion.” An example is a moon as seen upon a body of water which appears to be close and near, but it is a mere reflection. The stories are set during the reign of Empress Wu Tse-tien, a female ruler. Wu was actually an Empress of China who ruled from 690 to 705. Her reign was a part of the short-lived Zhou dynasty, which interrupted the Tang dynasty. Some traditional historians portray Wu as a power hungry woman who cared little for those who she hurt nor what she did. A popular theory is that Wu killed her own child in order to become the empress. She was recognized, however, as both capable and attentive even by traditional historians who disliked her behavior. She had an ability to select capable people to serve as officials. She was admired for this trait throughout the Tang and subsequent dynasties. Wu was the only female emperor of China in more than four millennia.

Biographie de l'auteur

Li Ju-Chen was born in 1763 in Ta-hsing in Hopai province, China. A distinguished classical scholar, he specialized in the study of philology, in which he established a reputation. His interests included astrology, medicine, mathematics, music, rhetoric, poetry, calligraphy, painting, gardening and chess. Piquant observations on these subjects and many more enliven the pages of FLOWERS IN THE MIRROR. Lin Tai-Yi, a native of Peking and now living in Hong Kong, is the author of nine books, including Kampoon Street and The Lilacs Overgrow, which have been translated into ten languages. Miss Lin has lived in Europe and in the United States where she taught Chinese at Yale University. She is married to Lai Ming (author of A History of Chinese Literature) and they have a son and a daughter. Miss Lin has rendered a smooth and accurate translation from the Chinese and has edited the lengthy original with the Western reader in mind.

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Éditeur
Ishi Press
Date d'édition
2015
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
4871872416
ISBN 13 
9784871872416
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
314
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Personne responsable
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