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Nov 21, 2023 · " Journey to the West" is a 16th-century Chinese novel commonly attributed to Wu Cheng'en.The original name of this novel in China is "Xi You Ji". This is one of the Four Great Classical Novels of ...
"The Journey to the West" is a lengthy 16th century novel, regarded as one of the four great classics of Chinese literature. The author of the book is uncertain, but is thought to be Wu Cheng'en. This volume contains the first twenty-five chapters of the hundred-chapter narrative, plus extensive notes and a ninety-six-page introduction by the ...
Feb 11, 2021 · The Monkey King: Journey to the West: Wu Cheng'en (Penguin Clothbound Classics) Hardcover – February 11, 2021 by Wu Ch'eng-en (Author) 4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 562 ratings
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Oct 11, 2022 · Journey to the West (西游记, Xīyóu Jì), is a Chinese novel written in the 16th century by Wu Cheng’en (吴承恩, Wú Chéng’ēn). It is probably the most famous and best-loved novel in China and is considered one of the four great classical novels of Chinese literature. Its place in Chinese literature is roughly comparable to Homer ...
Wu Cheng'en (simplified Chinese: 吴承恩; traditional Chinese: 吳承恩; pinyin: Wú Chéng'ēn, ca. 1505–1580 or 1500–1582, courtesy name Ruzhong (汝忠), pen name "Sheyang Hermit," was a Chinese novelist and poet of the Ming Dynasty, best known for being the probable author of one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese ...
February 4, 2009. "Monkey" is Arthur Waley's delightful rendition of Wu Cheng-en's "Journey to the West", one of China's four great classical novels. This abridged version provides English readers with an experience that would otherwise have been inaccessible to those of us unable to read the original Chinese.
But it is important to consider that during the time Monkey was written (presumably by Wu Cheng'en in the 16th century 2), the dominant spiritual affiliation in China was actually Taoism. 3 Perhaps this means that Monkey's authorship was mocking Buddhist ways, making a satire of the religion with Monkey's foolish and clumsy antics.
