Roy The Plum in the Golden Vase or, Chin P'ing Mei, Volume One

The Gathering
Course Book
ISBN: 978-1-4008-4763-1
Verlag: De Gruyter
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E-Book, Englisch, Band 56, 520 Seiten

Reihe: Princeton Library of Asian Translations

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Autoren/Hrsg.

Roy, David Tod

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Romanische Literaturen Lateinamerikanische Literaturen, Spanische Literatur außerhalb Europas

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Frontmatter, pg. i
Contents, pg. vii
List of Illustrations, pg. xi
Acknowledgments, pg. xiii
Introduction, pg. xvii
Cast of Characters, pg. xlix
Preface to the Chin P‘ing Mei tz‘u-hua, pg. 1
Preface to the Chin P‘ing Mei, pg. 6
Colophon, pg. 7
Four Lyrics to the Tune "Burning Incense", pg. 8
Lyrics on the Four Vices to the Tune "Partridge Sky", pg. 10
CHAPTER 1. Wu Sung Fights a Tiger on Ching-yang Ridge; P‘an Chin-lien Disdains Her Mate and Plays the Coquette, pg. 12
CHAPTER 2. Beneath the Blind Hsi-men Ch’ing Meets Chin-lien; Inspired by Greed Dame Wang Speaks of Romance, pg. 43
CHAPTER 3. Dame Wang Proposes a Ten-part Plan for “Garnering the Glow’’ Hsi-men Ch'ing Flirts with Chin-lien in the Teahouse, pg. 62
CHAPTER 4. The Hussy Commits Adultery behind Wu the Elder’s Back; Yün-ko in His Anger Raises a Rumpus in the Teashop, pg. 82
CHAPTER 5. Yün-ko Lends a Hand by Cursing Dame Wang; The Hussy Administers Poison to Wu the Elder, pg. 96
CHAPTER 6. Hsi-men Ch’ing Suborns Ho the Ninth; Dame Wang Fetches Wine and Encounters a Downpour, pg. 111
CHAPTER 7. Auntie Hsüeh Proposes a Match with Meng Yü-lou; Aunt Yang Angrily Curses Chang the Fourth, pg. 125
CHAPTER 8. All Night Long P’an Chin-lien Yearns for Hsi-men Ch’ing; During the Tablet-burning Monks Overhear Sounds of Venery, pg. 147
CHAPTER 9. Hsi-men Ch’ing Conspires to Marry P’an Chin-lien; Captain Wu Mistakenly Assaults Li Wai-ch’uan, pg. 170
CHAPTER 10. Wu the Second Is Condemned to Exile in Meng-chou; Hsi-men and His Harem Revel in the Hibiscus Pavilion, pg. 188
CHAPTER 11. P’an Chin-lien Instigates the Beating of Sun Hsüeh-o Hsi-men Ch’ing Decides to Deflower Li Kuei-chieh, pg. 205
CHAPTER 12. P’an Chin-lien Suffers Ignominy for Adultery with a Servant; Stargazer Liu Purveys Black Magic in Pursuit of Gain, pg. 224
CHAPTER 13. Li P’ing-erh Makes a Secret Tryst over the Garden Wall; The Maid Ying-ch’un Peeks through a Crack and Gets an Eyeful, pg. 253
CHAPTER 14. Hua Tzu-hsü Succumbs to Chagrin and Loses His Life; Li P’ing-erh Invites Seduction and Attends a Party, pg. 274
CHAPTER 15. Beauties Enjoy the Sights in the Lantern-viewing Belvedere; Hangers-on Abet Debauchery in the Verdant Spring Bordello, pg. 298
CHAPTER 16. Hsi-men Ch’ing Is Inspired by Greed to Contemplate Matrimony; Ying Po-chüeh Steals a March in Anticipation of the Ceremony, pg. 316
CHAPTER 17. Censor Yü-wen Impeaches Commander Yang; Li P’ing-erh Takes Chiang Chu-shan as Mate, pg. 337
CHAPTER 18. Lai-pao Takes Care of Things in the Eastern Capital; Ch’en Ching-chi Supervises the Work in the Flower Garden, pg. 356
CHAPTER 19. Snake-in-the-grass Shakes Down Chiang Chu-shan; Li P’ing-erh’s Feelings Touch Hsi-men Ch’ing, pg. 376
CHAPTER 20. Meng Yü-lou High-mindedly Intercedes with Wu Yüeh-niang; Hsi-men Ch’ing Wreaks Havoc in the Verdant Spring Bordello, pg. 401
APPENDIX I. Translator’s Commentary on the Prologue, pg. 429
APPENDIX II. Translations of Supplementary Material, pg. 437
NOTES, pg. 449
BIBLIOGRAPHY, pg. 543
INDEX, pg. 573

Über Autor(innen)

David Tod Roy (1933–2016) was professor emeritus of Chinese literature at the University of Chicago. His monumental five-volume translation of the Chin P'ing Mei was completed in 2013.