Asian Literature

The first aid of its kind in a Western language to reading a notoriously difficult body of dramatic works from 1200 to 1600 CE

One of the few full-length English-language studies of Chinese drama and the only one to focus on the pivotal Kun opera Peony Pavilion

Nine stories imbued with the unique empathy and aesthetic strength of their author, an intellectual godfather to many contemporary Chinese writers in Taiwan and around the world

An exploration of what has been called China’s greatest novel, highlighting the roles of the garden, both fictional and real, to dramatize the cultural crisis of the literati in the late imperial period

Mixing slapstick and satire, Monkey’s enlightenment offers a glimpse into late Ming intellectual history

A comprehensive overview of China's 3,000 years of literary history, from its beginnings to the present day