The Tale of Kieu
Download or Read eBook The Tale of Kieu PDF written by and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 1983-01-01 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
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| Publisher | : Yale University Press |
| Total Pages | : 266 |
| Release | : 1983-01-01 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0300040512 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780300040517 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (12 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Tale of Kieu by :
Book excerpt: Since its publication in the early nineteenth century, this long narrative poem has stood unchallenged as the supreme masterpiece of Vietnamese literature. Thông’s new and absorbingly readable translation (on pages facing the Vietnamese text) is illuminated by notes that give comparative passages from the Chinese novel on which the poem was based, details on Chinese allusions, and literal translations with background information explaining Vietnamese proverbs and folk sayings.
