The drunken man's talk : tales from medieval China / compiled by Luo Ye ; translated by Alister D. Inglis.

Translated from the Chinese.

Includes bibliographies and index.

Acknowledgments; Translator's Introduction; The Drunken Man's Talk; 1. An Account of the Plowmen of the Tongue; Preface to Storytelling (Equally Suitable for the Recitation of Historical Material and Sutras); The Beginnings of Storytelling; 2. A Legal Case Involving Illicit Love; Miss Zhang Elopes with Lü Xingge in the Night; 3. Romantic Union; Lin Shumao Elopes with Miss Chu; Jingnü Has an Affair with Chen Yanchen; Wang Gangzhong of Xiantai's Witty Verdict; 4. Women's Verse; The Poem inside the Robe Made by a Tang Palace Lady; Mistress Zhen of Jinling Has Poetic Talent.

Han Yufu, Looking for Her Husband, Writes a Poem at MokoupuMistress Qian of Gusu Returns to Her Homeland and Leaves a Poem on a Wall by the Road; Mistress Wu Sends Her Husband a Song; Mistress Wang Responds with a Poem to Upperclassman Wu; A Six-Year-Old Composes Poetry; 5. Humorous Tales from a Precious Window; Huang Jichong Does Not Exchange Wives due to Rank; They Become a Couple Thanks to Their Brother and Sister; When Receiving a Female Slave, One Cannot but Verify; A Monk's Ill Fortune Proves Good; 6. Veritable Records from the Red-Light District; Liu Qiqing of Tuntian.

Liu Satirizes Master Zhang's Infatuation for a CourtesanThree Courtesans Accost Liu to Compose Poetry; Liu Qiqing Responds with a Lyric to the Courtesan Named Song Yu; 7. Records from the Red-Light District; Introducing the Lanes and Alleyways of Pingkang; Notes on Courtesans and Their Adoptive "Mothers"; The Courtesans Pay Regular Visits to the Baotang Temple; Master Zheng Gives a Poem to Zhao Jiangzhen; Daoxian Had Been Renowned for Poetry since Childhood; Pan Qiong'er's House Is Most Sumptuous; The Candles in Denu's House Exude Exotic Fragrance; 8. Humorous Quips; Laughing at the Lecherous.

Du Zhenglun Derides Ren Huai's Fear of His WifeDeriding Those Who Know Not Shame; Deriding Those Who Supply Insufficient Wine for Drunkenness; Women's Jealousy; A Husband Ridicules His Wife's Dark Skin; Deriding One Whose Face Resembles an Ape; Wang Cigong Borrows a Mule to Berate a Monk; Misreading a Line from an Old-Fashioned Poet; 9. The Characteristics of Ladies; 10. Poems about Ladies; 11. Romantic Union; Introduction to Liang Yiniang and Master Li's Song and Poetry; The Brief Note that Yiniang Gave Master Li; Two Poems Given to Master Li by Yiniang; The Reply that Yiniang Gave Master Li.

The Song of Longing that Yiniang Gave Master LiA Poem in the Fu Style that Yiniang Gave Master Li; 12. Extraordinary Encounters with Immortals; Zhao Xu Wins the Lady of Green Youth for His Wife; Xue Zhao Takes Yunrong to Be His Wife; Guo Han Wins the Weaver Maid for His Wife; Feng Zhi Resists Destiny with an Immortal Maid; 13. Virtuous Women of the Inner Quarters; The Virtues of Lady Diao; Scrupulous Mistress Cao Refuses a Handout; Teaching One's Child Wisely; Encouraging One's Husband to Study; Filial Piety through Serving One's Mother-in-Law Is Rewarded.

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