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Author : Kemin Hu
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781891640612
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (46 download)
Download or read book The Romance of Scholar's Stones written by Kemin Hu and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In six essays, the author relates important lessons learned over a lifetime of collecting and researching Chinese stones.
Author : Kemin Hu
Publisher : Floating World Editions
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 148 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Modern Chinese Scholars' Rocks written by Kemin Hu and published by Floating World Editions. This book was released on 2006 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Through descriptions and color photographs, Modern Chinese Scholars' Rocks introduces over 40 stone types, including their mineral compositions, typical colors, hardness on the Mohr scale, and where they are found or quarried. The qualities for which they are valued are explained as are other features for the stone connoisseur to look for. Separate chapters explain how to display stones to their best advant age and how to make display stands.
Author : Lindsay Clarke
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780954736750
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (367 download)
Download or read book Parzival and the Stone from Heaven written by Lindsay Clarke and published by . This book was released on 2011-04-28 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Edwin Carlile Litsey
Publisher : Scholar's Choice
ISBN 13 : 9781296184100
Total Pages : 180 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (841 download)
Download or read book The Love Story of Abner Stone - Scholar's Choice Edition written by Edwin Carlile Litsey and published by Scholar's Choice. This book was released on 2015-02-18 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author : John Cowper 1872-1963 Powys
Publisher : Wentworth Press
ISBN 13 : 9781372166143
Total Pages : 754 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (661 download)
Download or read book WOOD & STONE A ROMANCE written by John Cowper 1872-1963 Powys and published by Wentworth Press. This book was released on 2016-08-28 with total page 754 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author : Kenneth Hsien-Yung Pai
Publisher : Columbia University Press
ISBN 13 : 0231553137
Total Pages : 566 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (315 download)
Download or read book A Companion to The Story of the Stone written by Kenneth Hsien-Yung Pai and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2021-04-06 with total page 566 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Story of the Stone (also known as Dream of the Red Chamber) is widely held to be the greatest work of Chinese literature, beloved by readers ever since it was first published in 1791. The story revolves around the young scion of a mighty clan who, instead of studying for the civil service examinations, frolics with his maidservants and girl cousins. The narrative is cast within a mythic framework in which the protagonist’s rebellion against Confucian strictures is guided by a Buddhist monk and a Taoist priest. Embedded in the novel is a biting critique of imperial China’s political and social system. This book is a straightforward guide to a complex classic that was written at a time when readers had plenty of leisure to sort through the hundreds of characters and half a dozen subplots that weave in and out of the book’s 120 chapters. Each chapter of the companion summarizes and comments on each chapter of the novel. The companion provides English-speaking readers—whether they are simply dipping into this novel or intent on a deep analysis of this masterpiece—with the cultural context to enjoy the story and understand its world. The book is keyed to David Hawkes and John Minford’s English translation of The Story of the Stone and includes an index that gives the original Chinese names and terms.
Author : I-Hsien Wu
Publisher : Cambria Sinophone World
ISBN 13 : 9781604979770
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (797 download)
Download or read book Eroticism and Other Literary Conventions in Chinese Literature written by I-Hsien Wu and published by Cambria Sinophone World. This book was released on 2017 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Building on the novel's rich content and this vast scholarship, and using Julia Kristeva's terms on intertextuality, this book presents a new understanding of the famous Chinese classic Dream of the Red Chamber (The Story of the Stone). This is a must-read for anyone interested in Hongloumeng and Chinese literature.
Author : Valerie Weaver-Zercher
Publisher : JHU Press
ISBN 13 : 1421408929
Total Pages : 339 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (214 download)
Download or read book Thrill of the Chaste written by Valerie Weaver-Zercher and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2013-04-15 with total page 339 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Take a peek beneath the bonnet. Browse the inspirational fiction section of your local bookstore, and you will likely find cover after cover depicting virtuous young women cloaked in modest dresses and wearing a pensive or playful expression. They hover innocently above sun-drenched pastures or rustic country lanes, often with a horse-drawn buggy in the background—or the occasional brawny stranger. Romance novels with Amish protagonists, such as the best-selling trailblazer The Shunning by Beverly Lewis, are becoming increasingly popular with a largely evangelical female audience. Thrill of the Chaste is the first book to analyze this growing trend in romance fiction and to place it into the context of contemporary literature, religion, and popular culture. Valerie Weaver-Zercher combines research and interviews with devoted readers, publishers, and authors to produce a lively and provocative examination of the Amish romance novel. She discusses strategies that literary agents and booksellers use to drive the genre’s popularity. By asking questions about authenticity, cultural appropriation, and commodification, Thrill of the Chaste also considers Amish fiction’s effects on Amish and non-Amish audiences alike.
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Publisher : National Geographic Books
ISBN 13 : 0789211521
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (892 download)
Download or read book Spirit Stones written by and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2014-01-28 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Brilliant photographs of scholars' rocks, or Chinese ornamental stones, from a leading collection Shaped by nature and selected by man, scholars' rocks, or gongshi, have been prized by Chinese intellectuals since the Tang dynasty, and are now sought after by Western collectors as well. They are a natural subject for the photographer Jonathan Singer, most recently acclaimed for his images of those other remarkable hybrids of art and nature, Japanese bonsai. Here Singer turns his lens on some 150 fine gongshi, ancient and modern, from the world-class collection of Kemin Hu, a recognized authority on this art form. In his photographs, Singer captures the spiritual qualities of these stones as never thought possible in two dimensions; he shows us that scholars' rocks truly are, in Hu's words, "condensations of the vital essence and energy of heaven and earth." Hu contributes an introductory essay on the history and aesthetics of scholars' rocks, explaining the traditional terms of stone appreciation, such as shou (thin), zhou (wrinkled), lou (channels), and tou (holes). She also provides a narrative caption for each stone, describing its history and characteristics.
Author : John Cowper Powys
Publisher : Palala Press
ISBN 13 : 9781340875626
Total Pages : 734 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (756 download)
Download or read book Wood and Stone written by John Cowper Powys and published by Palala Press. This book was released on 2015-09-01 with total page 734 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author : Cao Xueqin
Publisher : Penguin Classics
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 552 pages
Book Rating : 4.X/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Story of the Stone, Volume I written by Cao Xueqin and published by Penguin Classics. This book was released on 1973 with total page 552 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The glory and decline of the illustrious Jia family and its two main characters, Bao-yu and Dau-yu.
Author : Lloyd Johnson
Publisher : Morgan James Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1938467574
Total Pages : 308 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (384 download)
Download or read book Living Stones written by Lloyd Johnson and published by Morgan James Publishing. This book was released on 2013-09-01 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beautiful graduate student Ashley Wells is the victim of a jihadist bombing and is abducted in Jerusalem. She falls in love with a Christian Palestinian and is torn by her Zionist beliefs and her new desire to help the Palestinian cause.
Author : Charles Lewis Hind
Publisher : Palala Press
ISBN 13 : 9781358637018
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (37 download)
Download or read book The Enchanted Stone written by Charles Lewis Hind and published by Palala Press. This book was released on 2016-05-22 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author : Cao Xueqin
Publisher : Penguin UK
ISBN 13 : 0141968915
Total Pages : 485 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (419 download)
Download or read book The Story of the Stone: The Debt of Tears (Volume IV) written by Cao Xueqin and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2012-08-30 with total page 485 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Story of the Stone (c. 1760), also known by the title of The Dream of the Red Chamber, is the great novel of manners in Chinese literature. Divided into five volumes, of which The Debt of Tears is the fourth, it charts the glory and decline of the illustrious Jia family (a story which closely accords with the fortunes of the author's own family). The two main characters, Bao-yu and Dai-yu, are set against a rich tapestry of humour, realistic detail and delicate poetry, which accurately reflects the ritualized hurly-burly of Chinese family life. But over and above the novel hangs the constant reminder that there is another plane of existence - a theme which affirms the Buddhist belief in a supernatural scheme of things.
Author : Alethea Chaplin
Publisher : Read Books Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1473341418
Total Pages : 207 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (733 download)
Download or read book The Romance of Language written by Alethea Chaplin and published by Read Books Ltd. This book was released on 2017-09-15 with total page 207 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This vintage book contains a detailed and fascinating treatise on language, with a specific focus on the birth, evolution and development of the English language. Highly accessible and full of interesting information, "The Romance of Language" constitutes a must-have for students of linguistics and English teachers alike. Contents include: "The Birth and Growth of Language", "The Mother Language", "Development of Daughter Languages", "Asiatic and European Languages", "Writing and the Alphabet", "The Beginnings of Writing", "Four Stages", "Cuneiform, Hieroglyphic, and Other Scripts", "English in the Making", "The Contributions of Other Tongues towards the Growth of Standard English", "the Growth of English", et cetera. Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, high-quality edition complete the original artwork and text.
Author : Dwight Longenecker
Publisher : Thomas Nelson
ISBN 13 : 0849922941
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (499 download)
Download or read book The Romance of Religion written by Dwight Longenecker and published by Thomas Nelson. This book was released on 2014-02-11 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: C. S. Lewis said that Christianity works on us like every other myth, except it is a myth that really happened. Dwight Longenecker grabs this idea and runs with it, showing that the Christian story is the greatest story ever told because it gathers up what is true in all the fantasy stories of the world and makes them as solid, true, and real as a tribe of dusty nomads in the desert or the death of a carpenter-king. In The Romance of Religion Longenecker calls for the return of the romantic hero—the hero who knows his frailty and can fight the good fight with panache, humor, and courage. Conflict and romance are everywhere in the story of Christ, and our response is to dust off our armor, don our broad-brimmed hats, pick up our swords, and do battle for Christ with confidence, wonder, and joy. Is religion no more than a fairy tale? No, it is more than a fairy tale—much more: it is all the fairy tales and fantastic stories come true here and now. “This book is witty, whimsical, and deadly serious. With panache and aplomb, Dwight Longenecker sets out to prove that Christianity is, in every sense of the word, fabulous. And does he succeed in his quest? I encourage you to read it to find out.” —Michael Ward, senior research fellow, Blackfriars Hall, University of Oxford, and professor of apologetics, Houston Baptist University “If you've never thought about the Christian faith as romance and story, then this book will introduce you to a whole new way of thinking.”—Frank Viola, author of God's Favorite Place on Earth
Author : James W. Ziskin
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1616148209
Total Pages : 285 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (161 download)
Download or read book Styx & Stone written by James W. Ziskin and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2013-10-15 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ellie Stone is a professed modern girl in 1960s' New York City, playing by her own rules and breaking boundaries while searching for a killer among the renowned scholars in Columbia University's Italian Department. "If you were a man, you'd make a good detective." Ellie Stone is sure that Sgt. McKeever meant that as a compliment, but that identity-a girl wanting to do a man's job-has throttled her for too long. It's 1960, and Ellie doesn't want to blaze any trails for women; she just wants to be a reporter, one who doesn't need to swat hands off her behind at every turn. Adrift in her career, Ellie is back in New York City after receiving news that her estranged father, a renowned Dante scholar and distinguished professor, is near death after a savage bludgeoning in his home. The police suspect a routine burglary, but Ellie has her doubts. When a second attempt is made on her father's life, in the form of an "accident" in the hospital's ICU, Ellie's suspicions are confirmed. Then another professor turns up dead, and Ellie's investigation turns to her father's university colleagues, their ambitions, jealousies, and secret lives. Ellie embarks on a thorny journey of discovery and reconciliation, as she pursues an investigation that offers her both a chance at redemption in her father's eyes, and the risk of losing him forever.
