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Document Type: | Book |
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All Authors / Contributors: |
Anne Birrell; Ke Yuan; Johns Hopkins University Press. |
ISBN: | 0801861837 9780801861833 |
OCLC Number: | 1135414554 |
Description: | XIX, [3], 322 strony : ilustracje ; 24 cm. |
Series Title: | Johns Hopkins Paperback. |
Responsibility: | Anne Birrell ; with a foreword by Yuan K'o. |
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The first serious and comprehensive introduction to Chinese mythology aimed at both the specialist and general reader. It is splendidly organized with well-chosen texts, lucid commentary, and useful supplementary matter... Sets new standards in the presentation of Chinese mythology. Asian Affairs We must all thank Professor Birrell for providing an incredibly bountiful source, containing all manner of practical and fascinating information within its framework of myths. This book should find many uses and readers-it is a superb resource for teaching about Chinese myth, literature, history, religion, culture, and thought. -- Suzanne Cahill The Journal of Asian Studies One can safely expect to see this volume in all libraries that serve educated general readers as well as even the most modest academic libraries. Anne Birrell is to be congratulated for bringing this arcane subject matter into the grasp of a wide variety of readers outside the China-studies area. -- Robert E. Hegel Chinese Literature: Essays, Articles, Reviews Read more...

