You may have to Search all our reviewed books and magazines, click the sign up button below to create a free account.
Reading for the Moral offers an innovative reassessment of the nature of moral representation and exemplarity in Chinese vernacular fiction. Maria Franca Sibau focuses on two little-studied story collections published at the end of the Ming dynasty, Exemplary Words for the World (Xingshi yan, 1632) and Bell in the Still Night (Qingye zhong, c. 1645). Far from being tediously moralistic tales, these stories of loyal ministers, filial children, chaste widows, and selfless friends provide a deeper understanding of the five cardinal relationships central to Confucian ethics. They explore the inherent tension between what we might call textbook morality, on the one hand, and untidy everyday life,...
Since its creation in 1884, Engineering Index has covered virtually every major engineering innovation from around the world. It serves as the historical record of virtually every major engineering innovation of the 20th century. Recent content is a vital resource for current awareness, new production information, technological forecasting and competitive intelligence. The world?s most comprehensive interdisciplinary engineering database, Engineering Index contains over 10.7 million records. Each year, over 500,000 new abstracts are added from over 5,000 scholarly journals, trade magazines, and conference proceedings. Coverage spans over 175 engineering disciplines from over 80 countries. Updated weekly.
Having grown up in a rich family since childhood, Hua Qianlou was a typical playboy. He started to bring calamity to his motherland's flowers at the age of fourteen or fifteen. Just as their souls were about to connect, a strong and powerful soul with a strong memory entered Hua Qianlou's consciousness. The two halves of his consciousness had perfectly merged together and after that, a brand-new Hua Qianlou appeared in people's line of sight. Cultivating the powerful Shaoyang Scripture, in the nature of the wind, he pursued an extraordinary path of stimulation and swore to eat both black and white, becoming an absolute free man that no one could restrict!
Jin Xiaoyu was a female detective who liked to make money freely. "The guy who got off the rails and caught Third Young Master Hedonist, but didn't want to make an error in his actions. He accidentally messed with the famous mafia lord, Mu Linfeng, and started her journey towards sorrow." Hahahaha... You said you were a detective, how could there be such a stupid detective? " Jin Xiao Yu angrily faced a certain someone's mocking. Only then did he realize that he had been tricked. He angrily threw away the gun in his hand. "You freak, you actually tricked me!" "Yeah, I'm just toying with you. Not only that, I'm going to sleep with you too." Damn scoundrel, let go of me ... "Mmm mmm mmm ..."