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I’m 92% of the way through Outlaws of the Marsh. This part is loosely based on actual history, Song Jiang was one of the commanders sent to fight Fang La’s rebellion.

I can tell I’m getting close to the end. Some of the Chieftains have died. Being a Heavenly Spirit or an Earthly Fiend only means they make it to the oath in chapter 72, each has a destiny awaiting them.

#Reading #ChineseClassics #SongJiang #WaterMargin #OutlawsOfTheMarsh #AllMenAreBrothers #History #ChineseHistory

I got a new copy of Romance of the Three Kingdoms (Moss Roberts, Chinese Classics). I don’t see any credit for these illustrations, but I very much appreciate them. It definitely helps to know which are the major characters when you read.

My previous copy was lent out and never returned.

#Literature #ChineseClassics #ThreeKingdoms #RomanceOfTheThreeKingdoms #Reading #MossRoberts

Sometimes Outlaws of the Marsh feels long and a bit repetitive, certain patterns repeat. But then you come across a unique section that’s incredible.

Chapter 56, Shi Qian the Flea on a Drum’s theft of Xu Ning’s ancestral armor is fantastic and really should be a scene in a movie or anime.

#Reading #Literature #ChineseClassics #OutlawsOfTheMarsh #WaterMargin #AllMenAreBrothers #FleaOnADrum #ShiQian #Heist #MissionImpossible

“Song Jiang was a chivalrous man whose main interest was skill with weapons. Sex had only a moderate appeal.”

“In the lamplight Song Jiang noted with pleasure what a fine figure of a man Wu Song was”

Okay, I know it’s a translation and medieval Chinese culture is something I have no understanding of at all, but I know homosexual subtext when I see it.

#Literature #Subtext #BestFriends #Gay #Queer #OutlawsOfTheMarsh #WaterMargin #AllMenAreBrothers #ChineseClassics #BrokeBackMarsh

This is big news:

OUP Launches Classical Chinese Literature Series

https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/newsbrief/index.html?record=4373

#ChineseLiterature #ChineseLit #ChineseClassics #Translation #OUP