The fifth and final volume of a celebrated translation of the classic Chinese novel This is the fifth and final volume in David Roy's celebrated translation of one of the most famous and important novels in Chinese literature. The Plum in the Golden Vase or, Chin P’ing Mei is an anonymous sixteenth-century work that focuses on the domestic life of Hsi-men Ch’ing, a corrupt, upwardly mobile merchant in a provincial town, who maintains a harem of six wives and concubines. The novel, known primarily for its erotic realism, is also a landmark in the development of the narrative art form—not only from a specifically Chinese perspective but in a world-historical context. This complete and annotated translation aims to faithfully represent and elucidate all the rhetorical features of the original in its most authentic form and thereby enable the Western reader to appreciate this Chinese masterpiece at its true worth.

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The Plum in the Golden Vase or, Chin P'ing Mei, Volume Five: The Dissolution (Princeton Library of Asian Translations Book 63)

Plum in the Golden Vase or, Chin P'ing Mei, Volume Five Vol. 5: The Dissolution

The plum in the golden vase, or, Chin Pʻing Mei

Xiaoxiaosheng.; David Tod Roy

Garth Fowden

Princeton Electronic

Princeton library of Asian translations, Princeton, N.J, ©1993-

Princeton University Press, Princeton, New Jersey, 2013

United States, United States of America

2, 2013

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Cover 1
Title 4
Copyright 5
Dedication 6
CONTENTS 8
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS 10
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 12
CAST OF CHARACTERS 14
CHAPTER 81: Han Tao-kuo Takes Advantage of a Chance to Appropriate the Goods; T’ang Lai-pao Defrauds His Master and Disregards His Benevolence 70
CHAPTER 82: P’an Chin-lien Makes an Assignation on a Moonlit Night; Ch’en Ching-chi Enjoys Two Beauties in a Painted Bower 86
CHAPTER 83: Ch’iu-chü, Harboring Resentment, Reveals a Clandestine Affair; Ch’un-mei Transmits a Note to Facilitate a Lovers’ Rendezvous 104
CHAPTER 84: Wu Yüeh-niang Creates a Stir in the Temple of Iridescent Clouds; Sung Chiang Uprightly Frees Her from the Ch’ing-feng Stronghold 123
CHAPTER 85: Wu Yüeh-niang Surprises Chin-lien in the Act of Adultery; Auntie Hsüeh Agrees to Sell Ch’un-mei on a Moonlit Night 141
CHAPTER 86: Sun Hsüeh-o Instigates the Beating of Ch’en Ching-chi; Dame Wang Marries Off Chin-lien to the Highest Bidder 159
CHAPTER 87: Dame Wang Hungers after Wealth and Receives Her Just Reward; Wu Sung Kills His Sister-in-law and Propitiates His Brother 182
CHAPTER 88: P’an Chin-lien Appears in a Dream in Commandant Chou Hsiu’s Home; Wu Yüeh-niang Contributes a Gift to a Subscription-Seeking Monk 200
CHAPTER 89: On the Ch’ing-ming Festival the Widow Visits the New Grave; Wu Yüeh-niang Blunders into the Temple of Eternal Felicity 220
CHAPTER 90: Lai-wang Absconds Together with Sun Hsüeh-o; Sun Hsüeh-o Is Sold to Chou Hsiu’s Household 243
CHAPTER 91: Meng Yü-lou Is Happy to Marry Li Kung-pi; Li Kung-pi in a Fit of Rage Beats Yü-tsan 263
CHAPTER 92: Ch’en Ching-chi Is Entrapped in Yen-chou Prefecture; Wu Yüeh-Niang Creates a Stir in the District Yamen 287
CHAPTER 93: Wang Hsüan Relies on Righteousness to Help the Poor; Abbot Jen in the Desire for Profit Invites Disaster 313
CHAPTER 94: Liu the Second Drunkenly Beats Ch’en Ching-chi; Sun Hsüeh-o Becomes a Trollop in My Own Tavern 338
CHAPTER 95: P’ing-an Absconds with Jewelry from the Pawnshop; Auntie Hsüeh Cleverly Proposes a Personal Appeal 358
CHAPTER 96: Ch’un-mei Enjoys Visiting the Pools and Pavilions of Her Old Home; Commandant Chou Hsiu Sends Chang Sheng to Look for Ch’en Ching-chi 378
CHAPTER 97: Ch’en Ching-chi Plays a Role in the Commandant’s Household; Auntie Hsüeh Peddles Trinkets and Proposes a Marriage Match 399
CHAPTER 98: Ch’en Ching-chi Opens a Tavern in Lin-ch’ing; Han Ai-chieh Encounters a Lover in a Bordello 418
CHAPTER 99: Liu the Second Drunkenly Curses Wang Liu-erh; Chang Sheng Wrathfully Kills Ch’en Ching-chi 439
CHAPTER 100: Han Ai-chieh Seeks Her Father and Mother in Hu-chou; Ch’an Master P’u-ching Rescues Souls from Perdition 460
Notes 490
Bibliography 570
Index 594

Content: List of Illustrations ix Acknowledgments xi Cast of Characters xiii CHAPTER 81 Han Tao-kuo Takes Advantage of a Chance to Appropriate the Goods
T'ang Lai-pao Defrauds His Master and Disregards His Benevolence 1 CHAPTER 82 P'an Chin-lien Makes an Assignation on a Moonlit Night
Ch'en Ching-chi Enjoys Two Beauties in a Painted Bower 17 CHAPTER 83 Ch'iu-chu, Harboring Resentment, Reveals a Clandestine Affair
Ch'un-mei Transmits a Note to Facilitate a Lovers' Rendezvous 35 CHAPTER 84 Wu Yueh-niang Creates a Stir in the Temple of Iridescent Clouds
Sung Chiang Uprightly Frees Her from the Ch'ing-feng Stronghold 54 CHAPTER 85 Wu Yueh-niang Surprises Chin-lien in the Act of Adultery
Auntie Hsueh Agrees to Sell Ch'un-mei on a Moonlit Night 72 CHAPTER 86 Sun Hsueh-o Instigates the Beating of Ch'en Ching-chi
Dame Wang Marries Off Chin-lien to the Highest Bidder 90 CHAPTER 87 Dame Wang Hungers after Wealth and Receives Her Just Reward
Wu Sung Kills His Sister-in-law and Propitiates His Brother 113 CHAPTER 88 P'an Chin-lien Appears in a Dream in Commandant Chou Hsiu's Home
Wu Yueh-niang Contributes a Gift to a Subscription-Seeking Monk 131 CHAPTER 89 On the Ch'ing-ming Festival the Widow Visits the New Grave
Wu Yueh-niang Blunders into the Temple of Eternal Felicity 151 CHAPTER 90 Lai-wang Absconds Together with Sun Hsueh-o
Sun Hsueh-o Is Sold to Chou Hsiu's Household 174 CHAPTER 91 Meng Yu-lou Is Happy to Marry Li Kung-pi
Li Kung-pi in a Fit of Rage Beats Yu-tsan 194 CHAPTER 92 Ch'en Ching-chi Is Entrapped in Yen-chou Prefecture
Wu Yueh-Niang Creates a Stir in the District Yamen 218 CHAPTER 93 Wang Hsuan Relies on Righteousness to Help the Poor
Abbot Jen in the Desire for Profit Invites Disaster 244 CHAPTER 94 Liu the Second Drunkenly Beats Ch'en Ching-chi
Sun Hsueh-o Becomes a Trollop in My Own Tavern 269 CHAPTER 95 P'ing-an Absconds with Jewelry from the Pawnshop
Auntie Hsueh Cleverly Proposes a Personal Appeal 289 CHAPTER 96 Ch'un-mei Enjoys Visiting the Pools and Pavilions of Her Old Home
Commandant Chou Hsiu Sends Chang Sheng to Look for Ch'en Ching-chi 309 CHAPTER 97 Ch'en Ching-chi Plays a Role in the Commandant's Household
Auntie Hsueh Peddles Trinkets and Proposes a Marriage Match 330 CHAPTER 98 Ch'en Ching-chi Opens a Tavern in Lin-ch'ing
Han Ai-chieh Encounters a Lover in a Bordello 349 CHAPTER 99 Liu the Second Drunkenly Curses Wang Liu-erh
Chang Sheng Wrathfully Kills Ch'en Ching-chi 370 CHAPTER 100 Han Ai-chieh Seeks Her Father and Mother in Hu-chou
Ch'an Master P'u-ching Rescues Souls from Perdition 391 Notes 421 Bibliography 501 Index 525

A five-volume translation of the classic sixteenth-century Chinese novel on the domestic life of a corrupt merchant

Volume five translation of the classic sixteenth-century Chinese novel on the domestic life of a corrupt merchant

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