This edition had all images removed.
Title: 豆棚閒話
Alternate Title: Dou peng xian hua
Credits: Produced by Hsin Kuo
Summary: "豆棚閒話" by Ainajushi is a collection of narrative essays likely written in the late 19th century. The work explores themes of human emotions and social interactions through various anecdotes and tales, particularly focusing on the complexities of relationships influenced by jealousy. The opening of the text sets a scene filled with vivid descriptions of everyday life in a rural setting where people gather under bean trellises to share stories and discuss local news. The narrator introduces a dialogue among characters, combining poetry and prose, as they reflect on the topic of jealousy, particularly in women. Through the lore of figures like the tragic character Liu Boyu and his jealous wife, alongside humorously critical observations about jealousy as a recurring societal theme, the text begins to interweave entertaining stories with profound social commentary, suggesting that even harmless gatherings can reveal deep-seated emotions among neighbors. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Ainajushi
Commentator: Wang, Xiumei
EBook No.: 25328
Published: May 5, 2008
Downloads: 197
Language: Chinese
Subject: Chinese fiction -- Qing dynasty, 1644-1912
Subject: Short stories, Chinese
LoCC: Language and Literatures: Languages and literatures of Eastern Asia, Africa, Oceania
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Title: 豆棚閒話
Alternate Title: Dou peng xian hua
Credits: Produced by Hsin Kuo
Summary: "豆棚閒話" by Ainajushi is a collection of narrative essays likely written in the late 19th century. The work explores themes of human emotions and social interactions through various anecdotes and tales, particularly focusing on the complexities of relationships influenced by jealousy. The opening of the text sets a scene filled with vivid descriptions of everyday life in a rural setting where people gather under bean trellises to share stories and discuss local news. The narrator introduces a dialogue among characters, combining poetry and prose, as they reflect on the topic of jealousy, particularly in women. Through the lore of figures like the tragic character Liu Boyu and his jealous wife, alongside humorously critical observations about jealousy as a recurring societal theme, the text begins to interweave entertaining stories with profound social commentary, suggesting that even harmless gatherings can reveal deep-seated emotions among neighbors. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Ainajushi
Commentator: Wang, Xiumei
EBook No.: 25328
Published: May 5, 2008
Downloads: 197
Language: Chinese
Subject: Chinese fiction -- Qing dynasty, 1644-1912
Subject: Short stories, Chinese
LoCC: Language and Literatures: Languages and literatures of Eastern Asia, Africa, Oceania
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.