HAVOC IN HEAVEN

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譯自吳承恩撰中國古典小說第三、四、五回。李士伋插圖。 FOREWORD This booklet contains the third, fourth and fifth chapters of the novel Journey to the West. It describes the turmoil created by the Monkey King in the Jade Emperor,s court in Heaven. The film Havoc in Heaven, shown in several coun- tries, is based on these three chapters. The novel itself deals with the Tang-dynasty monk Xuan Zang's jou...(展開全部) 譯自吳承恩撰中國古典小說第三、四、五回。李士伋插圖。 FOREWORD This booklet contains the third, fourth and fifth chapters of the novel Journey to the West. It describes the turmoil created by the Monkey King in the Jade Emperor,s court in Heaven. The film Havoc in Heaven, shown in several coun- tries, is based on these three chapters. The novel itself deals with the Tang-dynasty monk Xuan Zang's journey to India in search of Buddhist scriptures from 629 to 645, which became the subject of many miraculous story- cycles in later dynasties. The I6th-century scholar Wu Cheng'en wrote the novel on the basis of these stories. The Monkey King was introduced into this legend by earlier story-tellers to help Xuan Zang on his long and perilous journey by means of the former's magic powers. He is the central figure of the novel and for centuries has been loved by the Chinese people for his irreverent wit, shrewd- ness and resourcefulness. He despises and rebels against the authority of all deities, defies the Jade Emperor in Heaven, makes the Dragon King in the sea submit to his wishes, and penetrates the disguise of demons and monsters masquerading as human beings. In feudal China, when the common people had no means of over- throwing their despotic rulers, the all-conquering Monkey King was a popular hero whose exploits were also often shown on the stage. A complete English translation of this novel is being made by W.J.F. Jenner of Leeds University in England. The first volume will be published by the Foreign Languages Press in I980, to be followed by two others. Exce

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