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The World Of Wu Zhao
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The World Of Wu Zhao
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This annotated translation of Zhang Zhuos collection of miscellany, Court and Country, offers a lively, folksy, and novel perspective on the empire of Wu Zhao, Chinas first and only female emperor, that will amuse and shock readers, prompting them to recalibrate everything they think they know about medieval China. The World of Wu Zhao includes separate chapters on a number of different themes and topics: Buddhist and Daoist monks, the female emperors male favorites (who dressed up in rainbow feathered garments and pranced around her court astride wooden red-capped cranes), cruel officials (bloodthirsty henchmen who took an aesthetic delight in their vocation), as well as sections on flora and fauna, the common folk, artisans and craftsmen, the military, spirits and the supernatural, the borderlands, and local officials. The World of Wu Zhao is a carefully curated set of more than 120 translated storiesall annotated and contextualizedon a range of topics from Zhang Zhuos ?? eighth century collection of miscellany, Collected Records of Court and Country (Chaoye qianzai ????). The book provides English readers with a sense and feel for the empire during the reign of Wu Zhao ?? (624705, also known as Empress Wu and Wu Zetian), Chinas first and only female emperor. The World of Wu Zhao moves outward from the female sovereigns personal and intimate domain of the inner palace. The text includes chapters on a number of different themes and topics: the female emperors male favorites, the culture of the court , cruel officials, as well as sections on flora and fauna, the common folk, artisans and craftsmen, Buddhist and Daoist monks, the military, spirits and the supernatural, the borderlands, and local officials. Chapters are introduced through speaking artifacts such as saddles, swords, bronze tallies, porcelain figurines of camels and grooms, official tallies, Buddhist cave paintings and funerary monumentscontemporary to the reign of the female emperor. This lively and fresh perspective on medieval China will amuse and shock readers, prompting them to recalibrate everything they think they know about medieval China.
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| Author | N. Harry Rothschild |
|---|---|
| Format | Paperback |
| ISBN-13 | 9781839993930 |
| Item Height | 1.9 |
| Item Length | 22.9 |
| Item Width | 15.3 |
| Publisher | Ingram Publisher Services |
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