《七侠五义》是中国平民文学中的一个流派——侠义公案小说的代表性作品。小说描叙的是公元11世纪,中国北宋(960~1127)年间一群侠义之士归服清官包拯,并协助包拯断案除害的故事。该小说脱胎于清代(1644~1911)著名艺人石玉昆的说书,后由文人俞樾加以润饰,修订而成。书中故事曲折离奇,语言风趣流畅,塑造出了展昭、白玉堂等12位侠客义士,人物形象生动鲜明。该书问世后,轰动一时,上至文人名仕,下至市井小民皆陶醉其中。 《七侠五义))成书于公元19世纪的清朝后期,也是中国君主专制社会的末期。当时整个社会弥漫着愤懑不平和焦躁不安的情绪,侠义公案小说在此时诞生,他在一定程度上宣泄着百姓对社会的不满,同时也反映了百姓把希望寄托在辅佐清官的侠士身上的意识。这类小说都是从口头文学到书面文学,具有浓厚的市井气息和民间说唱
《太平广记》是成书于北宋太平兴国年间(976~984)的中国古代小说总集,收录了上自先秦、下至北宋初年的小说作品约7000则。这些作品的内容以志怪传奇为主,通过简洁洗练的文字,记录或叙述一个个异闻趣事。该书所记录的题材内容,以及所形成的志怪传奇的艺术形式,对中国文言小说以至中国文学的发展影响巨大,宋以后,许多作者从《太平广记》中选取题材、转引故事,加以敷衍,创造传奇和戏曲。同时,该书引用的四百余种书籍,大多已经失传,正是得益于《太平广记》的采录保存,这些失传的古籍文献才能为后人所了解和认识。 本书选录了《太平广记》中较为成熟的篇目共155篇,中文版本选自中华书局出版的汪绍楹点校本,英文选自张光前译本。
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Stealing the Golden Bells, tells how Monkey cures the king of Purpuria of his illness. Monkey learns that the queen haeen kidnapped by a demon doing harm in the kingdom. He manages to enter the demon's cave, steal his magic golden bells, subdue him and rescue the queen.
Catching the Red Boy, tells how the Tang Priest is tricked by a demon who disguises himself as a boy, Monkey battles the demon but cannot defeat him because the demon uses more powerful magic, so Monkey sends Pig to fetch the Bodhisattva Guanyin. With her help Monkey finally conquers the demon and rescues his master.
Trouble on Black Wind Mountain, tells how the Tang Priest's cassock is stolen by the Black Bear Spirit when Monkey shows it off at the Guanyin Monastery. To get it back, Monkey makes trouble on the Black Wind Mountain before the Bodhisattva Guanyin agrees to help subdue the Black Bear Spirit and get the cassock back.
The MONKEY SERIES are picture bookased on the ancient Chinese fantasy novel Journey to the West, a story rich in tales about demons and monsters who try to stop the Tang Priest Xuanzang from reaching the Thunder Monastery in India to fetch Buddhist scriptures. The real hero of this novel, loved for four hundred yeary Chinese readers, is the resourceful, brave and humorous Monkey.
《发现紫禁城:姜国芳与他的宫廷油画》讲述了:在外国读者关注今天的中国艺术市场的同时,画家姜国芳先生用写实的方法创作《紫禁城系列》油画获得成功,并名扬海外。《大清尘梦》一书是姜国芳先生放弃创作、用近一年的时间编著的;图书结合姜先生的作品讲述了每幅画的创作过程,其中用更多的笔墨向中外读者介绍中国的宫廷文化、发生在紫禁城的故事。
The MONKEY SERIES are picture bookased on the ancient Chinese fantasy novel Journey to the West, a story rich in tales about demons and monsters who try to stop the Tang Priest Xuanzang from reaching the Thunder Monastery in India to fetch Buddhist scriptures. The real hero of this novel,loved for four hundred yeary Chinese readers, is the resourceful, brave and humorous Monkey.
The MONKEY SERIES are picture bookased on the ancient Chinese fantasy novel Journey to the West, a story rich in tales about demons and monsters who try to stop the Tang Priest Xuanzang from reaching the Thunder Monastery in India to fetch Buddhist scriptures. The real hero of this novel,loved for four hundred yeary Chinese readers, is the resourceful, brave and humorous Monkey.
Catching the Red Boy, tells how the Tang Priest is tricked by a demon who disguises himself as a boy, Monkey battles the demon but cannot defeat him because the demon uses more powerful magic, so Monkey sends Pig to fetch the Bodhisattva Guanyin. With her help Monkey finally conquers the demon and rescues his master.