The Drunken Man's Talk: Tales from Medieval China

AcknowledgmentsTranslator's Introduction 1. An Account of the Plowmen of the Tongue2. A Legal Case Involving Illicit Love3. Romantic Union4. Women's Verse5. Humorous Tales from a Precious Window6. Veritable Records from the Red-light District7. Records from the Red-light District8. Humorous Quips9. The Characteristics of Ladies10. Poems About Ladies11. Romantic Union12. Extraordinary Encounters with Immortals13. Virtuous Women of the Inner Quarters14. Legal Cases Involving Witty Verdicts15. Felicitous Trysts with Immortals 16. Broken Promises17. Romantic Betrayal18. Extraordinary and Predestined Meetings19. Old Stories of Reunion 120. Old Stories of Reunion 2 AppendixNotesGlossary of Chinese CharactersBibliography