A Portrait of Five Dynasties China
Author | : Glen Dudbridge |
Publisher | : Oxford Oriental Monographs |
Total Pages | : 285 |
Release | : 2013-02-28 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780199670680 |
ISBN-13 | : 0199670684 |
Rating | : 4/5 (80 Downloads) |
Download or read book A Portrait of Five Dynasties China written by Glen Dudbridge and published by Oxford Oriental Monographs. This book was released on 2013-02-28 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A portrait of daily life in tenth-century China during the turbulent period of transition following the disintegration of the Tang dynasty, using the anecdotal memoirs of the scholar Wang Renyu and providing extensive translations of these hitherto unreconstructed texts.