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Zusammenfassung von Nationale Schönheit und himmlischer Duft
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Readers who enjoy classical Chinese romance, verse traded between lovers, clever letters, and tales that set desire beside moral lessons will find a wide table here.
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A refugee girl smears her face to look diseased, hoping to escape notice. This scene comes early in the first tale of National Beauty and Heavenly Fragrance, a sixteenth century Chinese anthology gathered by Wu Jingsuo. It holds long love stories, short moral tales, letters and hundreds of poems. You will meet scholars, sisters, nuns and ghosts. First, here is how the collection is built.
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- 1A Ming collection built from many handsFree
- 2War throws a scholar and a minister's daughter together
- 3Liu Yichun follows a prophecy to the lotus
- 4Wu Tingzhang and the Wang family house
- 5Study and desire in Hua Guowen's story
- 6Bai Jingyun meets three cousins in a temple
- 7Short tales that warn and surprise
- 8Qi Yudi, Gu Lu and the longer adventure romances
- 9Humor, verse and the book's moral balance
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A Ming collection built from many hands
The book is an anthology from the Wanli era of the Ming dynasty. A short preface signed by Xie Youke explains that the compiler chose a few pieces from a crowded field and named the result for its rare beauty.
The contents run from long romances to brief anecdotes. Prose carries the plot, and poems carry the feeling. Characters stop to write verse to one another, send letters, and answer in matching rhymes.
For a listener, this means the book moves at two speeds. The story advances, then pauses so a lover can put a mood into a poem. Knowing this helps you enjoy both.
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About 18 h 20 min to read.Questions about Nationale Schönheit und himmlischer Duft
What is National Beauty and Heavenly Fragrance about?
It is a Ming dynasty anthology of romances, cautionary tales and comic pieces. Lovers meet in gardens, temples and war zones, and they exchange poems and letters while facing family pressure and danger.
Who wrote National Beauty and Heavenly Fragrance?
The collection is credited to Wu Jingsuo as compiler, with a preface by Xie Youke. The individual tales come from several hands, and the book arranges them across ten volumes.
When was it written and is it a true story?
It dates from the late Ming dynasty, in the Wanli era of the sixteenth century. Some tales use historical settings such as the Song and Yuan dynasties.
Why is there so much poetry in the stories?
Poetry is how the characters speak their feelings. Lovers answer each other in matching rhymes, and letters and songs fill the pages, so the poems carry the emotion while the prose carries the action.
Is it worth reading today?
It offers a vivid picture of Ming taste in love, wit and morality. Its lively characters, many short tales and playful humor make it a rewarding window on popular fiction.