{"product_id":"wandering-spirits-chen-shiyuans-encyclopedia-of-dreams-paperback","title":"Wandering Spirits: Chen Shiyuan's Encyclopedia of Dreams - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRichard E. Strassberg\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDreams have been taken seriously in China for at least three millennia. \u003ci\u003eWandering Spirits \u003c\/i\u003eis a translation and study of the most comprehensive work on dream culture in traditional China-\u003ci\u003eLofty Principles of Dream Interpretation \u003c\/i\u003e(Mengzhan yizhi), compiled in 1562 by Chen Shiyuan and periodically reprinted up to the modern era. The best introduction to the diversity of ideas held by the educated class about dreams, this unique treatise compiles various theories, Chen's own comments concerning the nature of dreams and their role in waking life, and almost seven hundred examples assembled from a wide range of literary sources. This annotated translation is accompanied by a full-length introduction that surveys the evolution of Chinese dream culture and the role of Chen Shiyuan and his encyclopedia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWandering Spirits\u003c\/i\u003e is a very valuable contribution to the history of Chinese dream lore and dream interpretation. Richard Strassberg's polished translation makes available an important text previously available only to readers of Chinese.--Robert Ford Campany, author of \u003ci\u003eTo Live as Long as Heaven and Earth\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Strassberg's translation and introduction to \u003ci\u003eWandering Spirits\u003c\/i\u003e are masterful. The contents of this remarkable collection are highly diverse, and the author's lucid prose, imagination, skill, and diligence in explanation are to be celebrated.\"--Robert E. Hegel, author of \u003ci\u003eReading Illustrated Fiction in Late Imperial China\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRichard E. Strassberg\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor Emeritus of Chinese at the University of California, Los Angeles. He is author of \u003ci\u003eInscribed Landscapes: Travel Writing from Imperial China \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eA Chinese Bestiary: Strange Creatures from the Guideways through Mountains and Seas \u003c\/i\u003e(both from UC Press) among other books.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 308\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 22, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42098131992711,"sku":"9780520389694","price":62.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/bbdb4d99e3ce66816b0a64c7be28e728.webp?v=1732359988","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/wandering-spirits-chen-shiyuans-encyclopedia-of-dreams-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}