Rothschild N. Harry - The World Of Wu Zhao Annotated Selections From Zhang Zhuos Court And Country - Hardcover

Binding: Hardcover
Description: This annotated translation of Zhang Zhuo's collection of miscellany Court and Country offers a lively folksy and novel perspective on the empire of Wu Zhao China's first and only female emperor that will amuse and shock readers prompting them to recalibrate everything they think they know about medieval China. The World of Wu Zhao includes separate chapters on a number of different themes and topics: Buddhist and Daoist monks the female emperor's male favorites (who dressed up in rainbow feathered garments and pranced around her court astride wooden red - capped cranes) cruel officials (bloodthirsty henchmen who took an aesthetic delight in their vocation) as well as sections on flora and fauna the common folk artisans and craftsmen the military spirits and the supernatural the borderlands and local officials.
Title: The World Of Wu Zhao Annotated Selections From Zhang Zhuos Court And Country
Author(s): Rothschild N. Harry
Publisher: Anthem Press
Barcode: 9781839983528
Pages: 318 Pages
Publication Date: 2/14/2023
Category: Asian History