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The Journey to the West
written by Anthony C. Yu
Studio : Univ of Chicago Pr (Tx)
by Univ of Chicago Pr (Tx)
Publisher : Univ of Chicago Pr (Tx)
Released : 1980-12
Availability : This Item is currently Not Available
Number of Items : 1
EAN : 9780226971476
Avg. Customer Rating: (based on 33 reviews)
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Journey to the West is a classic Chinese mythological novel. It was written during the Ming Dynasty based on traditional folktales. Consisting of 100 chapters, this fantasy relates the adventures of a Tang Dynasty (618-907) priest Sanzang and his three disciples, Monkey, Pig and Friar Sand, as they travel west in search of Buddhist Sutra. The first seven chapters recount the birth of the Monkey King and his rebellion against Heaven. Then in chapters eight to twelve, we learn how Sanzang was born and why he is searching for the scriptures, as well as his preparations for the journey. The rest of the story describes how they vanquish demons and monsters, tramp over the Fiery Mountain, cross the Milky Way, and after overcoming many dangers, finally arrive at their destination - the Thunder Monastery in the Western Heaven - and find the Sutra. Attached are a number of illustrations drawn during the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). |
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Nice book |
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Delivery speed was ok. Shipping rate was great considering the size and weight of this book collection. Books quality is as expected for paper edition. |
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Readable |
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This translation is not as flowery as the Anthony Yu translation and does not have the extensive footnotes but is a fun read. Uses more modern language so it's not necessary to constantly look up references to understand the story. |
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Too much repetitives. |
The book was good but I thought that the spirit and demon stories are too much the same over and over. Especially when the author translate the phrase "the two fought for so many rounds and neither seem to emerge to a victory." every time Monkey King fights the demons. Believe me, it gets old.
And Tang priest is made out to be so wimpy, crying all of the times he's caught by the demons. I know he's supposed to be a mortal man, but, common! crying like a baby whenever he's caught?
Another thing, why hasn't the Tang priest trust Monkey King's judgement on knowing when they meet spirits and demons? They have been traveling together for like ten years or so.
I had to skip a lot because got tired of reading the same type of monsters capturing them and what Monkey King has to go thru to save them. |
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Journey to the West |
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I purchased this for my son for his birthday and I haven't seen his face since without one of the volumes in front of it. He absolutely loves it. I tried, unsuccessfully to find this set at other booksellers and as always when I need something, Marketadvisory came through. Thank you for excellent service and availability. I look forward to many more purchases in the future. |
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this book rocks |
IF you like mythic kung fu movies, you will be thrilled with this book. Its 1000 times more baddazzz than any related movie or cartoon you could hope to see.
I would compare it to the Oz books mixed with the Orlando epics. |
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