Meng Jiangnü Brings Down the Great Wall – Ten Versions of a Chinese Legend Idema

Name: Meng Jiangnü Brings Down the Great Wall – Ten Versions of a Chinese Legend Idema
Brand: University of Washington Press

University of Washington Press

Meng Jiangn Brings Down the Great WallTen Versions of a Chinese Legend\nAuthor(s): Wilt L. Idema\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: University of Washington Press, United States\nImprint: University of Washington Press\nISBN-13: 9780295987842, 978-0295987842\nSynopsis\nMeng Jiangn Brings Down the Great Wall brings together ten versions of a popular Chinese legend that has intrigued readers and listeners for hundreds of years. Elements of the story date back to the early centuries [url] and are an intrinsic part of Chinese literary history. Major themes and subtle nuances of the legend are illuminated here by Wilt L. Idema's new translations and pairings.\n\nIn this classic story, a young woman named Meng Jiang makes a long, solitary journey to deliver winter clothes to her husband, a drafted laborer on the grandiose Great Wall construction project of the notorious First Emperor of the Qin dynasty (BCE [tel]. But her travels end in tragedy when, upon arrival, she learns that her husband h.