China's Courts and Concubines: Some People in Chinese History
This book, first published in 1956, contains the stuff of other people’s memories. Thus you will read of magicians and immortals; of dragons and pills of eternal life; of generals and eunuchs; of emperors and poets; of palaces and concubines. The author has made nothing up; if there are liars along the route, they were there before he came along. The study of stories and ballads from deep in a country’s past can tell a reader much about the present-day culture of a society; this is surely true with these tales from China’s history.
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China's Courts and Concubines: Some People in Chinese History
This book, first published in 1956, contains the stuff of other people’s memories. Thus you will read of magicians and immortals; of dragons and pills of eternal life; of generals and eunuchs; of emperors and poets; of palaces and concubines. The author has made nothing up; if there are liars along the route, they were there before he came along. The study of stories and ballads from deep in a country’s past can tell a reader much about the present-day culture of a society; this is surely true with these tales from China’s history.
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China's Courts and Concubines: Some People in Chinese History
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China's Courts and Concubines: Some People in Chinese History
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Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781138579996 |
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| Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
| Publication date: | 09/10/2018 |
| Series: | Routledge Library Editions: History of China , #3 |
| Pages: | 216 |
| Product dimensions: | 6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d) |
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