{"product_id":"the-plum-in-the-golden-vase-or-chin-ping-mei-volume-three-the-aphrodisiac-paperback","title":"The Plum in the Golden Vase Or, Chin P'Ing Mei, Volume Three: The Aphrodisiac - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid Tod Roy\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eDavid Tod Roy\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe third volume of a celebrated translation of the classic Chinese novel\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis is the third volume in David Roy's celebrated translation of one of the most famous and important novels in Chinese literature. \u003ci\u003eThe Plum in the Golden Vase\u003c\/i\u003e or, \u003ci\u003eChin P'ing Mei\u003c\/i\u003e is an anonymous sixteenth-century work that focuses on the domestic life of Hsi-men Ch'ing, a corrupt, upwardly mobile merchant in a provincial town, who maintains a harem of six wives and concubines. The novel, known primarily for its erotic realism, is also a landmark in the development of the narrative art form--not only from a specifically Chinese perspective but in a world-historical context. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWritten during the second half of the sixteenth century and first published in 1618, \u003ci\u003eThe Plum in the Golden Vase\u003c\/i\u003e is noted for its surprisingly modern technique. With the possible exception of \u003ci\u003eThe Tale of Genji\u003c\/i\u003e (ca. 1010) and \u003ci\u003eDon Quixote\u003c\/i\u003e (1605, 1615), there is no earlier work of prose fiction of equal sophistication in world literature. Although its importance in the history of Chinese narrative has long been recognized, the technical virtuosity of the author, which is more reminiscent of the Dickens of \u003ci\u003eBleak House\u003c\/i\u003e, the Joyce of \u003ci\u003eUlysses\u003c\/i\u003e, or the Nabokov of \u003ci\u003eLolita\u003c\/i\u003e than anything in earlier Chinese fiction, has not yet received adequate recognition. This is partly because all of the existing European translations are either abridged or based on an inferior recension of the text. This translation and its annotation aim to faithfully represent and elucidate all the rhetorical features of the original in its most authentic form and thereby enable the Western reader to appreciate this Chinese masterpiece at its true worth. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eReplete with convincing portrayals of the darker side of human nature, it should appeal to anyone interested in a compelling story, compellingly told.\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Generations of readers will be grateful for Roy's monumental translation of the Chin P'ing Mei. The capstone in a distinguished career, this translation is a heroic and magnanimous act of scholarship. The encyclopedic annotation, which sets standards seldom matched by translation from any language, will be indispensable not only to the general reader but to scholars of this work.\"\u003cb\u003e--Sophie Volpp, University of California, Berkeley\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"In Volume Three of David Tod Roy's magnificent translation, corruption is in full swing in the world of Chin P'ing Mei. Roy brings to vivid life the clamoring voices of courtesans, wives, hangers-on, and officials, and, as no previous translator has done, he shows how the narrative weaves together literary genres from doggerel couplets to palace edicts. Roy's is the first translation in which Western readers can experience the full impact of this monumental novel.\"\u003cb\u003e--Katherine Carlitz, University of Pittsburgh\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Tod Roy\u003c\/b\u003e (1933-2016) was professor emeritus of Chinese literature at the University of Chicago. His monumental five-volume translation of the \u003ci\u003eChin P'ing Mei\u003c\/i\u003e was completed in 2013.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 776\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.7 x 9.2 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 13, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47452230058162,"sku":"9780691150185","price":64.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/f89910f84faf4966da9804d45052f9e9.webp?v=1778811426","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/the-plum-in-the-golden-vase-or-chin-ping-mei-volume-three-the-aphrodisiac-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}