內容簡介
This book is a good introduction to classical Chinese fictional stories; giving readers a more interesting resource for exploring Chinese customs and culture. It is elaborately comprised of one hundred odd selections from the Wei- Jin, Nan- Bei time frame. The stories’ historical backgrounds concentrate around the 1st century BCE to the 4th century CE, which gives a chronological era of transformation in Chinese history consisting of continuous war, illnesses, famine and homeless hardships forcing people to confront the threat of death and serving as a wake up call enhancing the study of medical treatment. For these reasons, religious and philosophical influences have appeared within the Wei- Jin, Nan- Bei Dynasties’ Zhi Guai fictional stories. Zhi Guai stories on the surface appear as mysterious fantasies. However, the core of these stories consists of perceptions of life and lust, universal curiosity, imaginations of after life, demand for social justice, admiration for the fearless, with a loving relationship between humans and animals. This book contains original text, English translations, and illustrations which can be used for leisure reading or for educational purposes.
作者簡介
尤雅姿 國立臺灣師範大學國文研究所博士，現任國立中興大學中國文學系所專任教授，德國杜賓根大學漢韓研究所（EBERHARD KARLS UNIVERSITY TUEBINGEN INSTITUTE OF CHINESE AND KOREAN STUDIES）訪問教授，德國研究委員會DFG（DEUTSCHE FORSCHUNGSGEMEINSCHAFT）訪問學者。治學領域為魏晉南北朝之文學與文化，著有專書《顏之推及其家訓之研究》、《魏晉士人之文化與思想研究》、《文心雕龍文藝哲學新論》，另有相關學術論文數十萬言及語言文化漫談與詩文隨筆若干。
