Wilt Idema: 3 books
The Resurrected Skeleton
From Zhuangzi to Lu Xun
Language: English
Release Date: July 8, 2014
The early Chinese text Master Zhuang (Zhuangzi) is well known for its relativistic philosophy and colorful anecdotes. In the work, Zhuang Zhou ca. 300 B.C.E.) dreams that he is a butterfly and wonders, upon awaking, if he in fact dreamed that he was a butterfly or if the butterfly is now dreaming...
The Generals of the Yang Family
Four Early Plays
Language: English
Release Date: July 29, 2013
This book offers a complete translation of four early plays of the Yang Family Generals. The story of the Yang Family Generals, particularly its female generals, was a perennial favorite on the Chinese stage in the 19th and 20th centuries. In detailing the role of this military family in the Song-Khitan...
Passion, Poverty and Travel
Traditional Hakka Songs and Ballads
Language: English
Release Date: May 22, 2015
Translations from Chinese popular literature of the late-imperial and early republican periods are still very rare, and selections that are devoted to a specific genre or dialect rarer still. These translations of traditional Hakka popular literature are not only a contribution to a broader knowledge...