The lioness roars
Subtitle: Shrew stories from late Imperial China
By: Yenna Wu.
Contributors: Wu, Yenna.
Series: Cornell East Asia series
Publisher: East Asia Program, Cornell University
Published: 1995
Place of publication: Ithaca, N.Y
Language: eng
Number of pages: 156
Subjects: Short stories, Chinese -- Translations into English.; Chinese fiction -- Ming dynasty, 1368-1644 -- Translations into English.; Chinese fiction -- Qing dynasty, 1644-1912 -- Translations into English.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 139-151).
"This anthology offers translations of seven stories and one novella from the 17th and 18th centuries, with a critical introduction and bibliography" -- At the end of the book.
Table of contents: title: A jealous wife becomes a widow while her husband is still alive / Li Yu; title: Jie Zhitui traps his jealous wife in an inferno / Aina Jushi; title: Ma Jiefu / Pu Songling; title: Jiangcheng / Pu Songling; title: Woman Shao / Pu Songling; title: Shanhu / Pu Songling; title: Hengniang / Pu Songling; title: Curing jealousy / Yuan Mei.