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Journey to the West

西游记
Author(s):
WU Cheng'en 〔明〕吴承恩, Jenner 〔英〕詹纳尔,
Publisher:
Foreign Languages Press
Publication:
1/2000
Languages:
English, Chinese
Binding:
Hardcover
ISBN/SKU:
9787119024103
Pages:
3375
Sizes:
260 x 185mm
Weight:
3.0000
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Journey to the West is a classic Chinese fantasy novel. It relates the adventures of a Tang Dynasty(618-907)priest,Sanzang,and his disciples,Monkey,Pig and Friar Sand, as they travel west in search of the Buddhist scriptures. They vanquish a fearsome array of demons and monsters on their way to the Western Heaven. Monkey and Pig, prominent characters in the novel,have long been popular mythological heroes in China. The story is full of artistic appeal, and at the same time it reflects the progressive ideas of the society of that time.
《西游记》是中国文学史上杰出的浪漫主义长篇神魔小说。它讲述了孙悟空等保护唐僧去西天取经，一路上降妖伏魔，扫除障碍的故事。小说以生动的笔触，塑造了孙悟空、猪八戒等个性鲜明、深入民心的神话英雄，描写了许多浪漫瑰丽、极富感染力的神奇故事，同时曲折地反映了当时的社会历史情况和进步的政治理想。《西游记》想象汪洋恣肆，情节奇妙有趣，结构宏伟而严谨，语言幽默欧谐，是中国古代神魔小说的扛鼎之作。唐僧取经故事在《西游记》成书之前就已广为流传，宋、元时期就已经产生了《大唐三藏取经诗话》、《西游记平活》等较为成型的作品。在此基础上，《西游记》正式成书于16世纪70年代，成书后流传更广，版本较多。从18世纪起就被译成多种文字，传播于海外。《大中华文库：西游记（英汉对照）装全6卷）》英译由英国汉学家詹纳尔教授完成，这是最接近原著的一个英译本。