© Columbia University Press
The Columbia Anthology of Chinese Folk and Popular Literature
Paper, 800 pages, 1 map
ISBN: 978-0-231-15313-3
$37.50
/ £26.00
April, 2011
Cloth, 800 pages, 1 map
ISBN: 978-0-231-15312-6
$105.00
/ £72.50
"A work of monumental proportions, filling a huge gap in a field that most Chinese literature scholars in the West and China have chosen to ignore." — Susan R. Blader, Dartmouth College, translator of Tales of Magistrate Bao and His Valiant Lieutenants, Selections from Sanxia Wuyi
"The first book to offer a substantial, representative sample of China's rich and complex oral traditions. Given the unprecedented nature of its scope and scale, it will be novel and innovative even to old 'China hands' with its abundance of little known gems from ethnic minorities. Even the old favorites, stories derived from the most famous myths, legends, and fiction, are retold in regional oral genres rarely accessible in translation, appearing here new and fresh." — Anne E. McLaren, author of Performing Grief: Bridal Laments in Rural China
"Impressive. This valuable resource gives insight into Chinese culture in all its ethnic diversity. With themes ranging across all aspects of human experience, it is a treasure trove of many genres that will explode preconceptions and captivate students and scholars alike." — Margaret Wan, University of Utah
"an impressive and worthwhile enterprise, offering a wonderful selection of folk literature that would otherwise not be accessible to the English-speaking reader." — Loh Su Hsing, Asian Review of Books