Monkey

图书标准信息

• 作者 Wu Ch\\\'Eng-En 著；Arthur Waley 译
• 出版社 Penguin Classics
• 出版时间 1994-03
• 版次 1
• ISBN 9780140441116
• 定价 135.20元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 32开
• 纸张 胶版纸
• 页数 352页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

MonkeydepictstheadventuresofPrinceTripitaka,ayoungBuddhistpriestonadangerouspilgrimagetoIndiatoretrievesacredscripturesaccompaniedbyhisthreeunrulydisciples:thegreedypigcreaturePipsy,therivermonsterSandyandMonkey.Hatchedfromastoneeggandgiventhesecretsofheavenandearth,theirrepressibletricksterMonkeycanrideontheclouds,becomeinvisibleandtransformintoothershapesskillsthatproveveryusefulwhenthefourtravellerscomeupagainstthedragons,bandits,demonsandevilwizardsthatthreatentopreventthemintheirquest.WuCh'eng-enwroteMonkeyinthemid-sixteenthcentury,addinghisowndistinctivestyletoanancientChineselegend,andinsodoingcreatedadazzlingcombinationofnonsensewithprofundity,slapstickcomedywithspiritualwisdom.

【作者简介】

VerylittleisknownaboutWuCh-eng-en(c.1505-80)althoughheisbelievedtohaveheldthepostofDistrictMagistrateforatime.HehadareputationasagoodpoetbutonlyafewrathercommonplaceversesofhissurviveinananthologyofMingpoetryandinalocalgazetteer.ArthurWaleyCBE,FBS,wasadistinguishedauthorityonChineselanguageandliterature.Hewasbornin1889andgraduatedfromtheUniversitiesofCambridgeandAberdeen.Hediedin1966.Hismanypublicationsinclude170ChinesePoems,JapanesePoetry,TheTaleofGenji(6vols),TheWayanditsPower,TheRealTripitakaandYuamMei.