Pu Songling
Pu Songling | |
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Ming China | |
| Died | 25 February 1715 (aged 74) |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Language | Classical Chinese |
| Nationality | Chinese |
| Period | Qing dynasty |
| Subject | Chinese literature |
| Notable works | Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio (Liaozhai zhiyi) |
| Pu Songling | |
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Hanyu Pinyin | Pú Sōnglíng |
| Wade–Giles | P'u2 Sung1-ling2 |
| IPA | [pʰǔ sʊ́ŋ.lǐŋ] |
Pu Songling (Chinese: 蒲松齡, 5 June 1640 – 25 February 1715) was a Chinese writer during the Qing dynasty, best known as the author of Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio (Liaozhai zhiyi).[1]
Biography
Pu was born into a poor merchant family from
Gongsheng
("tribute student") degree for his achievement in literature rather than for passing the Imperial exam.
He spent most of his life working as a private tutor, collecting stories that were later published in Vernacular Chinese novel Xingshi Yinyuan Zhuan ("Marriage Destinies to Awaken the World") to him.
Translations of his work
- Strange Tales from Liaozhai, 6 volumes (tr. Sidney L. Sondergard). Jain Pub Co., 2008-2014. ISBN 978-0-89581-001-4.
- Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio (tr. John Minford). London: Penguin, 2006. 562 pages. ISBN 0-14-044740-7.
- Strange Tales from the Liaozhai Studio (Zhang Qingnian, Zhang Ciyun and Yang Yi). Beijing: People's China Publishing, 1997. ISBN 7-80065-599-7.
- Strange Tales from Make-do Studio (Denis C. & Victor H. Mair). Beijing: Foreign Languages Press, 1989.
- Strange Tales of Liaozhai (Lu Yunzhong, Chen Tifang, Yang Liyi, and Yang Zhihong). Hong Kong: Commercial Press, 1982.
- Strange Stories from the Lodge of Leisures (George Soulié). London: Constable, 1913.
- Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio (tr. ISBN 1-4212-4855-7.
- The Emperor of China in a House of Ill Repute: Songs of the Imperial Visit to Datong (tr. Wilt L. Idema). Oxford University Press, 2023.
In popular culture
In The Knight of Shadows: Between Yin and Yang (2019), Jackie Chan portrays Pu Songling
Luosha Haishi" (罗刹海市), a song based on The Raksha Country and the Sea Market, which is compared to "Gangnam Style" for its virality and watching records.[4][5]
References:
- Encyclopædia Britannica 2005 Ultimate Reference Suite DVD, Pu Sung-ling
- Death of Woman Wang 1978, Johnathon D Spence
Further reading
- Chun-shu, Chang, and Shelley Hsueh-lun Chang (1998) Redefining History: Ghosts, Spirits, and Human Society in P'u Sung-ling's World, 1640–1715. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press. ISBN 0-472-10822-0
- Judith T. Zeitlin (1993). Historian of the Strange : Pu Songling and the Chinese Classical Tale. Stanford, Calif.: Stanford University Press, xii, 332p. ISBN 0-8047-2085-1.
- Owen, Stephen, "Pu Song-ling (1640–1715), Liao-zhai's Record of Wonders," in Stephen Owen, ed. An Anthology of Chinese Literature: Beginnings to 1911. New York: W. W. Norton, 1997. p. 1103-1126 (Archive).
- Hummel, Arthur W. Sr., ed. (1943). . Eminent Chinese of the Ch'ing Period. United States Government Printing Office.
Notes
- ^ Judith T. Zeitlin, Historian of the strange: Pu Songling and the Chinese classical tale (Stanford University Press, 1993).
- Bleiler, Everett (1948). The Checklist of Fantastic Literature. Chicago: Shasta Publishers. pp. 126.
- ^ "山歌寥哉 - Qq音乐-千万正版音乐海量无损曲库新歌热歌天天畅听的高品质音乐平台！".
- ^ Qian, Zilan (3 August 2023). "Behind 8 Billion Streams: Who is Dao Lang Cursing in the Chinese Hit Song 'Luocha Kingdom'?". Retrieved 9 November 2023.
- ^ "'Curse people without dirty words': satirical song 'targets corruption' in China". South China Morning Post. 5 August 2023. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
External links
Wikiquote has quotations related to Pu Songling.
- Works by Pu Songling at LibriVox (public domain audiobooks)
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