Tang Dynasty Novellas
8 hrs. 50 min.
Description
A Tang novella got its name from the Tang dynasty’s reign (618–907), when it arose and took shape. Above all, it is a masterfully told story with a distinctive exposition. The storytellers, wishing to entertain the reader with amusing antics of their heroes, and to move them with a sad story of unhappy love, do not forget, at the same time, to teach with the guidance of “wise and perfect” people. The heroes of Tang novellas are most often lovers who come together after experiencing countless unusual adventures and misfortunes.
China’s cultural heritage is vast and multifaceted. One part of this heritage is literature, whose history goes back more than two and a half thousand years. The Tang period in the history of Chinese literature is marked by the appearance of the short story, “Tang novella.” They circulated among the people in the form of folk tales and songs, and the themes of many novellas (mostly love stories) formed the basis for dramas of the 13th–16th centuries. Tang novella writers added many vivid pages to their great nation’s literary treasury.
China’s cultural heritage is vast and multifaceted. One part of this heritage is literature, whose history goes back more than two and a half thousand years. The Tang period in the history of Chinese literature is marked by the appearance of the short story, “Tang novella.” They circulated among the people in the form of folk tales and songs, and the themes of many novellas (mostly love stories) formed the basis for dramas of the 13th–16th centuries. Tang novella writers added many vivid pages to their great nation’s literary treasury.
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