The Journey to the West, Revised Edition, Volume 1
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Anthony C. Yu&;s translation of The Journey to the West ,initially published in 1983, introduced English-speaking audiences to the classic Chinese novel in its entirety for the first time. Written in the sixteenth century, The Journey to the West tells the story of the fourteen-year pilgrimage of the monk Xuanzang, one of China&;s most famous religious heroes, and his three supernatural disciples, in search of Buddhist scriptures. Throughout his journey, Xuanzang fights demons who wish to eat him, communes with spirits, and traverses a land riddled with a multitude of obstacles, both real and fantastical. An adventure rich with danger and excitement, this seminal work of the Chinese literary canonis by turns allegory, satire, and fantasy. With over a hundred chapters written in both prose and poetry, The Journey to the West has always been a complicated and difficult text to render in English while preserving the lyricism of its language and the content of its plot. But Yu has successfully taken on the task, and in this new edition he has made his translations even more accurate and accessible. The explanatory notes are updated and augmented, and Yu has added new material to his introduction, based on his original research as well as on the newest literary criticism and scholarship on Chinese religious traditions. He has also modernized the transliterations included in each volume, using the now-standard Hanyu Pinyin romanization system. Perhaps most important, Yu has made changes to the translation itself in order to make it as precise as possible. One of the great works of Chinese literature, The Journey to the West is not only invaluable to scholars of Eastern religion and literature, but, in Yu&;s elegant rendering, also a delight for any reader. Review: Overall, of good quality. - The book was in good condition and it's quite well worth it's price. The translation is also of top-notch quality. Overall, it's an excellent one to read if u want "The Journey to the West " in English... Review: Good read - Translation is good.
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| Customer Reviews | 4.8 out of 5 stars 1,054 Reviews |
D**I
Overall, of good quality.
The book was in good condition and it's quite well worth it's price. The translation is also of top-notch quality. Overall, it's an excellent one to read if u want "The Journey to the West " in English...
D**I
Good read
Translation is good.
A**S
The journey to West
Excelente!
R**A
Primeiras impressões com a entrega
Ainda não cheguei a ler o livro, mas dei uma foliada para ver se não teve erros de diagramação, não achei nada de primeira vista que parecesse errado. Um problema que eu vi algumas pessoas relatarem desses volumes da Jornada para o Oeste é a encadernação, com análises dizendo sobre páginas descolando e etc, no meu caso as página vieram bem coladas não dando a crer que vá ocorrer esse problema. Porém algo que não me deu muita confiança é a capa, sei que a capa é para ser mole na versão que comprei, mas caramba pelo preço ela poderia ser um pouco mais dura, a minha mesmo já parece que quer fazer uma orelha, não tô pedindo uma capa super show durona, pois se tu ver o preço da versão mole para capa dura é enorme, mas mesmo a versão mole não é baratinha, esperava um pouco mais de resistência, esse ponto infelizmente me fez a desejar. Dito isso a arte da capa é linda e espero ter uma boa experiência com o conteúdo.
J**S
A Preserved Text
From the introduction covering the cultural significance of the text to the origin of the Monkey King to the beginning of the Journey To The West this book offers a lot in both wisdom and in lessons we should focus on more in our day to day lives.
A**A
One of the best books I've read in a long time.
This book is realy amazing and had me brought back into reading after many others have failed to catch my attention. Tho English is not my first language I tend to struggle a bit while reading it but I understand enough to be able to explain what happens in each chapter.
H**N
Fun and adventure
Reading Journey to the West is a fairly mammoth task. It is long: I've seen the statistic that it is twice the length of Tolstoy's War and Peace. Be prepared to navigate your way through the tricky to translate metaphors in the poems, characters who use a wide variety of names and a narrative structure unlike anything a present day Western reader is expecting. Also be prepared to discover endearing characters, beautiful word use and a sense of humour and fun that defies time and cultural divides, assisted by a very thorough, accessible and beautifully written translation by Anthony Yu. When I wasn't too engrossed in the story, the footnotes at the back provided an excellent explanation of what various turns or phrase refer to and lead me to learn so much about Chinese mythology and history. While I expected that it would be a long slog to get through the first volume, I found I'd read it very quickly. Now the only thing holding me back from continuing the journey is having to purchase the next volume! As a PS, someone who is starting to read should try keeping a "Xuanzang falls off his horse" count. He seems to do it quite frequently, made me giggle every time...
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