Further Adventures on the Journey to the West

Master of Silent Whistle Studio, Qiancheng Li, Robert E. Hegel, Qiancheng Li, Robert E. Hegel

• Publisher: University of Washington Press
• Year: 2020
• Print ISBN: 9780295747712
• eBook ISBN: 9780295747736
• Topic: Literature
• Subtopic: Translating & Interpreting
• Index: Literature

The Monkey King takes on his biggest challenge: his own unconscious desires As the audacious Monkey King battles his way through a landscape of inexplicable places and unfamiliar passions, Further Adventures on the Journey to the West offers a wry, revisionist critique of the late-Ming fascination with desire. Building on the great sixteenth-century novel Journey to the West, which recounts the escapades of a monk and three companions traveling to India in search of Buddhist scriptures to carry back to China, this sequel is a parable of self-delusion that explores the tension between desire and emptiness from a Buddhist perspective. The consummate literati novel, written by an accomplished artist for a well-educated readership, it is filled with allusions and parodies and features a dream-sequence narrative that is innovative and sophisticated even by modern standards. This new, fully annotated translation by two acclaimed scholars and translators brings to life this remarkably inventive, playful early modern text. The volume includes the original commentaries and illustrations, a critical introduction and afterword, and notes that highlight the sources of the novel's intertextual references, revealing the author's erudition and versatility. The open access publication of this book was made possible by a grant from the James P. Geiss and Margaret Y. Hsu Foundation.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Dedication
• Contents
• Acknowledgments
• Introduction
• Note on the Chongzhen Edition Table of Contents and Illustrations
• Note on This Translation
• Abbreviations and Conventions
• Preface from the Chongzhen Edition
• Illustrations from the Chongzhen Edition
• Answers to Questions concerning Further Adventures on the Journey to the West
• Chapter 1. Peonies Blooming Red, the Qing Fish Exhales; An Elegy Composed, the Great Sage Remains Attached
• Chapter 2. On the Way to the West, a New Tang Miraculously Appears; In the Emerald Palace, a Son of Heaven Displays Youthful Exuberance
• Chapter 3. Xuanzang Is Presented with the Peach Blossom Battle-Ax; Mind-Monkey Is Stunned by the Heaven-Chiseling Hatchets
• Chapter 4. When a Crack Opens, Mirrors Innumerable Confound; Where the Material Form Manifests Itself, the True Form Is Lost
• Chapter 5. Through the Bronze Mirror, Mind-Monkey Joins the Ancients; At Green Pearl’s Pavilion, Pilgrim Knits His Brows
• Chapter 6. Pilgrim’s Tear-Stained Face Spells Doom for the Real Fair Lady; Pinxiang’s Mere Mention Brings Agony to the Chu General
• Chapter 7. Chu Replaces Qin at Four Beats of the Drum; Real and Counterfeit Ladies Appear in a Single Mirror
• Chapter 8. Upon Entering the World of the Future, He Exterminates Six Robbers; Serving Half a Day as King Yama, He Distinguishes Right from Wrong
• Chapter 9. Even with a Hundred Bodies, Qin Hui Cannot Redeem Himself; With Single-Minded Determination, the Great Sage Swears Allegiance to King Mu
• Chapter 10. To the Gallery of a Million Mirrors Pilgrim Returns; From the Palace of Creeping Vines Wukong Saves Himself
• Chapter 11. Accounts Read at the Limitation Palace Gate; Fine Hairs Retrieved atop Sorrows Peak
• Chapter 12. In Ospreys Cry Palace, the Tang Monk Sheds Tears; Accompanied by the Pipa, Young Women Sing Ballads
• Chapter 13. Encountering an Ancient Elder in the Cave of Green Bamboo; Seeking the Qin Emperor on the Reed-Covered Bank
• Chapter 14. On Command, Squire Tang Leads Out a Military Expedition; By the Lake, Lady Kingfisher-Green Cord Ends Her Life
• Chapter 15. Under the Midnight Moon, Xuanzang Marshals His Forces; Among the Five-Colored Flags, the Great Sage’s Mind Is Confounded
• Chapter 16. The Lord of the Void Awakens Monkey from His Dream; The Great Sage Makes His Return Still Early in the Day
• Afterthoughts and Reflections by Robert E. Hegel
• Chinese Character Glossary
• Notes
• Bibliography