The Journey to the West, Revised Edition, Volume 1
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Anthony C. Yu&;s translation of The Journey to the West ,initially published in 1983, introduced English-speaking audiences to the classic Chinese novel in its entirety for the first time. Written in the sixteenth century, The Journey to the West tells the story of the fourteen-year pilgrimage of the monk Xuanzang, one of China&;s most famous religious heroes, and his three supernatural disciples, in search of Buddhist scriptures. Throughout his journey, Xuanzang fights demons who wish to eat him, communes with spirits, and traverses a land riddled with a multitude of obstacles, both real and fantastical. An adventure rich with danger and excitement, this seminal work of the Chinese literary canonis by turns allegory, satire, and fantasy. With over a hundred chapters written in both prose and poetry, The Journey to the West has always been a complicated and difficult text to render in English while preserving the lyricism of its language and the content of its plot. But Yu has successfully taken on the task, and in this new edition he has made his translations even more accurate and accessible. The explanatory notes are updated and augmented, and Yu has added new material to his introduction, based on his original research as well as on the newest literary criticism and scholarship on Chinese religious traditions. He has also modernized the transliterations included in each volume, using the now-standard Hanyu Pinyin romanization system. Perhaps most important, Yu has made changes to the translation itself in order to make it as precise as possible. One of the great works of Chinese literature, The Journey to the West is not only invaluable to scholars of Eastern religion and literature, but, in Yu&;s elegant rendering, also a delight for any reader. Review: Overall, of good quality. - The book was in good condition and it's quite well worth it's price. The translation is also of top-notch quality. Overall, it's an excellent one to read if u want "The Journey to the West " in English... Review: Good read - Translation is good.
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| Customer Reviews | 4.8 out of 5 stars 1,068 Reviews |
D**I
Overall, of good quality.
The book was in good condition and it's quite well worth it's price. The translation is also of top-notch quality. Overall, it's an excellent one to read if u want "The Journey to the West " in English...
D**I
Good read
Translation is good.
A**S
The journey to West
Excelente!
R**A
Primeiras impressões com a entrega
Ainda não cheguei a ler o livro, mas dei uma foliada para ver se não teve erros de diagramação, não achei nada de primeira vista que parecesse errado. Um problema que eu vi algumas pessoas relatarem desses volumes da Jornada para o Oeste é a encadernação, com análises dizendo sobre páginas descolando e etc, no meu caso as página vieram bem coladas não dando a crer que vá ocorrer esse problema. Porém algo que não me deu muita confiança é a capa, sei que a capa é para ser mole na versão que comprei, mas caramba pelo preço ela poderia ser um pouco mais dura, a minha mesmo já parece que quer fazer uma orelha, não tô pedindo uma capa super show durona, pois se tu ver o preço da versão mole para capa dura é enorme, mas mesmo a versão mole não é baratinha, esperava um pouco mais de resistência, esse ponto infelizmente me fez a desejar. Dito isso a arte da capa é linda e espero ter uma boa experiência com o conteúdo.
A**A
One of the best books I've read in a long time.
This book is realy amazing and had me brought back into reading after many others have failed to catch my attention. Tho English is not my first language I tend to struggle a bit while reading it but I understand enough to be able to explain what happens in each chapter.
G**N
Very entertaining
A good introduction to the Chinese classics, easy to read and enjoy, yet amazingly deep as well. Well worth reading.
A**I
Un classico della cosmogonia cinese
Testo fondamentale della cultura e letteratura classica cinese del XVI secolo, in una traduzione moderna, puntuale, scientifica, poetica e leggibile. Molto divertente la cosmogonia cinese.
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