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Record Nr.

UNINA9910823188703321

Autore

Herrera Julie Moss <1947->

Titolo

Old China through the eyes of a storyteller : an anthology of Chinese folktales and the stories behind them / / Julie Moss Herrera

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Little Rock : , : Parkhurst Brothers, Incorporated, Publishers, , 2012

ISBN

1-935166-86-7

Edizione

[First edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (126 p.)

Disciplina

398.20951

Soggetti

Tales - China

Oral tradition - China

Storytelling - China

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Acknowledgements; Table of Contents; Introduction; Preface; The Snipe and the Mussel (Clam): A fable about compromise in the face of adversity ; The Tiger: A 2300 year old story from the Strategies of the Warring States ; The Thousand Li Horse: A fable which explains how to collect many fine things or how to find the best advisors ; The Man Who Pretended He Could Play the Reed Pipes: A fable from Han Fei Tzu which tells about the futility of pretending to be who you are not ; It Is Worth a Thousand Li Feather: A story about an old Chinese proverb

Tears that Crumbled the Great Wall: A love story of great sacrifice and devotion that explains in part how the Great Wall was built The Legend of the White Snake (Su-Zheng): A complex love sotry that has changed over the years and become a popular opera ; Across the Bridge Rice Noodles or Guo Qiao Mi Xian: Adapted by Judith Heineman from a story about the origin of the renowned savory dish from Kunming ; A Storied Past: A brief history of storytelling from Ancient China through modern times ; Map of China ; Glossary of Pinyin Words and Terms; Bibliographic References