LEADER 03809nam 2200601 450 001 9910815717403321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-231-51983-4 024 7 $a10.7312/anon14822 035 $a(CKB)3170000000065110 035 $a(EBL)908666 035 $a(OCoLC)861793245 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000870216 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11447890 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000870216 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10826498 035 $a(PQKB)11045215 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC908666 035 $a(DE-B1597)458605 035 $a(OCoLC)979628638 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780231519830 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL908666 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11086476 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL811680 035 $a(EXLCZ)993170000000065110 100 $a20150824h20092009 uy 1 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aCourtesans and opium $eromantic illusions of the fool of Yangzhou /$fAnonymous ; translated by Patrick Hanan 210 1$aNew York, [New York] :$cColumbia University Press,$d2009. 210 4$dİ2009 215 $a1 online resource (345 p.) 225 1 $aWeatherhead Books on Asia 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-231-14822-4 327 $tFrontmatter -- $tIntroduction -- $tChapter One -- $tChapter Two -- $tChapter Three -- $tChapter Four -- $tChapter Five -- $tChapter Six -- $tChapter Seven -- $tChapter Eight -- $tChapter Nine -- $tChapter Ten -- $tChapter Eleven -- $tChapter Twelve -- $tChapter Thirteen -- $tChapter Fourteen -- $tChapter Fifteen -- $tChapter Sixteen -- $tChapter Seventeen -- $tChapter Eighteen -- $tChapter Nineteen -- $tChapter Twenty -- $tChapter Twenty-One -- $tChapter Twenty-Two -- $tChapter Twenty-Three -- $tChapter Twenty-Four -- $tChapter Twenty-Five -- $tChapter Twenty-Six -- $tChapter Twenty-Seven -- $tChapter Twenty-Eight -- $tChapter Twenty-Nine -- $tChapter Thirty -- $tChapter Thirty-One -- $tChapter Thirty-Two -- $tNotes 330 $aIn his preface, the anonymous author of Courtesans and Opium describes his book as an act of penance for thirty years spent patronizing the brothels of Yangzhou. Written in the 1840s, his story is filled with vice and dark consequence, portraying the hazards of the city's seedy underbelly and warning others against the example of the Fool.Chinese literature's first true "city novel," Courtesans and Opium recounts the illustrious career of a debauched soul enveloped by enthralling pursuits and romantic illusions. While socially acceptable marriages were arranged and often loveless, brothels offered men accomplished courtesans who served as both enchanting companions and sensual lovers. These professional sirens dressed in the latest styles and dripped with gold, silver, and jewels. From an early age, they were taught to excel at various arts and graces, which transformed the brothel into a kind of club for men to meet, exchange gossip, and smoke opium at their leisure.The Fool's fable follows five sworn brothers and their respective relationships with Yangzhou courtesans, revealing in acute detail the lurid materialism of this dangerous world-its violence and corruption as well as its seductive but illusory promise. Never before translated into English, Courtesans and Opium offers a brilliant window into the decadence of nineteenth-century China. 410 0$aWeatherhead books on Asia. 606 $aBrothels$zChina$vFiction 615 0$aBrothels 676 $a895.1/348 700 $aAnonymous$0592077 702 $aHanan$b Patrick 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910815717403321 996 $aCourtesans and opium$94053116 997 $aUNINA