The Secret History of the Mongols: And Other Pieces

The Secret History of the Mongols: And Other Pieces

by Arthur Waley
The Secret History of the Mongols: And Other Pieces

The Secret History of the Mongols: And Other Pieces

by Arthur Waley

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Overview

First published in 1963. The Secret History (so called merely because it was meant for the Mongols and not for the Chinese,) has been chiefly studied from a learned point of view and its quality as literature and hence its value to the lay reader have been greatly overlooked. The Chinese version has been used, but with constant reference to the Mon

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ISBN-13: 9781136748233
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Publication date: 04/04/2005
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 320
File size: 2 MB

About the Author

Arthur Waley

Table of Contents

PREFACE Anquetil-Duperron and Sir William Jones, A Chinese Poet in Central Asia, Lo Yang and its Fall, Some Chinese Ghosts, Some Far-Eastern Dreams. The Poetry if Chinese Mirrors, Chinese Stories about Actors, The Green Bower Collection, Shiba Kokan, Some Poems from the Manyo and Ryojin Issho, Kono Tabi; a little-known Japanese Religion, The Chinese Cinderella Story, China's Greatest Writer, Blake the Taoist, History and Religion, Notes on Translation, The Ainu Epic, Ainu Song, The Owl Speaks. An Ainu Story, The Secret History if the Mongols, La Vie de Pierre Rufin, a review, The Coal-Scuttle, The Hymn if the Soul, The Secret History if the Mongols ORIGINAL PIECES The Presentation, In the Gallery, Censorship, No Discharge, Blitz Poem, Song, The Swan
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