The Golden Peaches of Samarkand：A Study of T'ang Exotics

作者 Edward H. Schafer
出版社 University of California Press
出版时间 1985年9月
ISBN 9780520054622

内容简介

IntheseventhcenturythekingdomofSamarkandsentformalgiftsoffancyyellowpeaches,largeasgooseeggsandwithacolorlikegold,totheChinesecourtatCh'ang-an.Whatkindoffruitthesegoldenpeachesreallywerecannotnowbeguessed,but

作者简介

EdwardHetzelSchafer(薛愛華;23August1913–9February1991)wasanAmericansinologistandanotedexpertontheTangdynasty.Schafer'smostfamousworksincludeTheGoldenPeachesofSamarkandandTheVermilionBird,whichbothexploreChina'sinteractionswithnewculturesandregionsduringtheTangdynasty.SchaferearnedaPhDfromtheUniversityofCalifornia,Berkeleyin1947.HethenbecameaprofessorofChinesethereandremainedatBerkeleyuntilhisretirementin1984.From1955to1968SchaferservedasEastAsiaEditoroftheJournaloftheAmericanOrientalSociety,andfrom1969to1984heheldtheAgassizProfessorshipofOrientalLanguagesandLiteratureatBerkeley.HeisalsoknownwithinsinologyforhisuncompromisingbeliefintheimportanceoflanguageskillsandlearningandhisdifferingapproachonthissubjecttoJohnKingFairbank.Hispublicationsincludeover100scholarlyarticlesandmorethanadozenbooks.SchaferdiedinCaliforniain1991.

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