Journey to the West V 2 (Paper) (The Journey to the West) - Softcover

Yu

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0226971511 ISBN 13: 9780226971513

Publisher: University of Chicago Press, 1983

Synopsis

"The Journey to the West," volume 2, comprises the second twenty-five chapters of Anthony C. Yu's four-volume translation of "Hsi-yu Chi," one of the most beloved classics of Chinese literature. The fantastic tale recounts the sixteen-year pilgrimage of the monk Hsuan-tsang (596-664), one of China's most illustrious religious heroes, who journeyed to India with four animal disciples in quest of Buddhist scriptures. For nearly a thousand years, his exploits were celebrated and embellished in various accounts, culminating in the hundred-chapter Journey to the West, which combines religious allegory with romance, fantasy, humor, and satire."

About this title

About the Author:

Anthony C. Yu is Carl Darling Buck Distinguished Service Professor in the Humanities; chairman and professor in the department of East Asian languages and civilizations; professor in the Committee on Social Thought; and professor of English language and literature, and comparative literature in the Divinty School at the University of Chicago.

Synopsis:

The first complete English translation of the classic fictional narrative about the sixteen-year pilgrimage of the seventh-century monk Hsuan-tsang to bring back to China from India thousands of items of Buddhist scripture.

About this edition

• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Publication date: 1983
• ISBN 10: 0226971511
• ISBN 13: 9780226971513
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 448