Passion, Poverty and Travel: Traditional Hakka Songs and Ballads

Translations from Chinese popular literature of the late-imperial and early republican periods are still very rare, and selections that are devoted to a specific genre or dialect rarer still. These translations of traditional Hakka popular literature are not only a contribution to a broader knowledge of traditional Chinese folk literature, but also contribute to the study of Hakka culture as reflected in these racy songs and exciting narratives.This book is the first extensive selection in English of traditional Hakka mountain songs (shange) and long narrative ballads in various genres. One chapter is devoted to songs and ballads on Hakka migration to Taiwan and Southeast Asia in 18th to 20th centuries. The selection of mountain songs is primarily based on a collection compiled before 1949. The ballads selected focus on texts that were widely popular in late-Qing and early Republican times, but post-Liberation performances and new compositions have been included for contrast. All translations are provided with an introduction and annotations.

Literature & Fiction

Wilt L. Idema

History & Criticism

WORLD CENTURY PUBLISHING CORPORATION

Translations from Chinese popular literature of the late-imperial and early republican periods are still very rare, and selections that are devoted to a specific genre or dialect rarer still. These translations of traditional Hakka popular literature are not only a contribution to a broader knowledge of traditional Chinese folk literature, but also contribute to the study of Hakka culture as reflected in these racy songs and exciting narratives.  This book is the first extensive selection in English of traditional Hakka mountain songs (shange) and long narrative ballads in various genres. One chapter is devoted to songs and ballads on Hakka migration to Taiwan and Southeast Asia in 18th to 20th centuries. The selection of mountain songs is primarily based on a collection compiled before 1949. The ballads selected focus on texts that were widely popular in late-Qing and early Republican times, but post-Liberation performances and new compositions have been included for contrast. All translations are provided with an introduction and annotations.

This is a complete, fully annotated translation of 'The Precious Scroll'. The translation is preceded by an introduction that discusses the origin of the text and the genre to which it belongs, and highlights the similarities and differences between the scroll and female saints' lives from medieval Europe.

Personal Salvation and Filial Piety Two Precious Scroll Narratives of Guanyin and Her Acolytes

History

Asia

Munshiram Manoharlal

Judge Bao and the Rule of Law: Eight Ballad-Stories from the Period 1250-1450

Pure, orthodox and incorruptible, Judge Bao has been serving as the preeminent embodiment of justice in China for almost a thousand years, so much so his court case have been adapted as stories, novels and plays over the centuries. Now, for the very first time a series of eight ballad-stories on Judge Bao, dating from the period 1250–1450, are offered in a complete and annotated translation. These texts will provide the reader a complete reflection of the legend of Judge Bao in its earliest phase of development, with an extended introduction placing the ballad-stories in context with the development of the Judge Bao legend. These ballad-stories, in contrast to past plays dating from the same period, present abuse of power and corruption as endemic in the courts and bureaucratic service, and show Judge Bao imposing the rule of law even on the emperor.

World Scientific Publishing Company

Pure, orthodox and incorruptible, Judge Bao has been serving as the preeminent embodiment of justice in China for almost a thousand years, so much so his court cases have been adapted as stories, novels and plays over the centuries. Now, for the very first time a series of eight ballad-stories on Judge Bao, dating from the period 1250–1450, are offered in a complete and annotated translation. These texts will provide the reader a reflection of the legend of Judge Bao in its earliest phase of development, with an extended introduction placing the ballad-stories in context with the development of the Judge Bao legend. These ballad-stories, in contrast to past plays dating from the same period, present abuse of power and corruption as endemic in the courts and bureaucratic service, and show Judge Bao imposing the rule of law even on the emperor.

Wilt L. Idema (Harvard University) and Stephen H. West (Arizona State University) have collaborated in the study and translation of early Chinese drama for many years. Their publications include Chinese Theater 1100-1450: A Source Book (1982); The Story of the Western Wing (1995); Monks, Bandits, Lovers, and Immortals: Eleven Early Chinese Plays (2010); and Battles, Betrayals, and Brotherhood: Early Chinese Plays on the Three Kingdoms (2012). Both contributed a chapter to the recent Cambridge History of Chinese Literature (2010), and many of their articles have been published in Chinese. Wilt L. Idema is also the translator of Judge Bao and the Rule of Law: Eight Ballad-Stories from the period 1250-1450 (World Scientific, 2010).

The Generals of the Yang Family: Four Early Plays

Stephen H West

Dramas & Plays

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Passion, Poverty and Travel: Traditional Hakka Songs and Ballads

Passion, Poverty and Travel: Traditional Hakka Songs and Ballads

Personal Salvation and Filial Piety Two Precious Scroll Narratives of Guanyin and Her Acolytes

Judge Bao and the Rule of Law: Eight Ballad-Stories from the Period 1250-1450

Judge Bao and the Rule of Law: Eight Ballad-Stories from the Period 1250-1450

The Generals of the Yang Family: Four Early Plays