Kingdoms in Peril : A Novel of the Ancient Chinese World at War.

This abridged edition introduces readers to the power and drama of this electrifying classic Chinese novel. One of the great works of Chinese literature, beloved in East Asia but virtually unknown in the West, Kingdoms in Peril is an epic historical novel charting the five hundred years leading to t...

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Tác giả chính: Milburn, Olivia
Định dạng: Licensed eBooks
Ngôn ngữ:Tiếng Anh
Được phát hành: Berkeley : University of California Press, 2022.
Truy cập trực tuyến:https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/jj.1895854
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  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Map 1. The Zhou Confederacy circa 500 b.c.e.
  • Map 2. The Kingdoms of the Warring States Period in circa 260 b.c.e.
  • Introduction
  • The Curse of the Bao Lords
  • An Incestuous Love Affair at the Court of Qi
  • The Wicked Stepmother, Lady Li Ji
  • The Fight for Lady Xia Ji
  • The Orphan of the Zhao Clan
  • The Downfall of the Kingdom of Wu
  • Rival Students of the Master of Ghost Valley
  • The Family Troubles of the King of Qin
  • The Assassins Strike