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This edition: Journey to the West





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The fierce and powerful Stone Monkey King strikes fear and brings chaos into Heaven and Earth. Now he is chosen by the agent of Buddha to guaranty the safety of a Chinese monk walking the dangerous road to India to bring Buddhist scriptures back to China. Will Monkey be able to achieve this spiritual transformation? Modern performance, contemporary art, and Buddhist philosophers put the story in a rich context. Featured speakers include playwright David Henry Hwang, storyteller Dianne Wolkstein, and renowned translator Professor Anthony Yu of the University of Chicago.

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David Henry Hwang Author

Dianne Wolkstein Storyteller

Anthony Yu Professor, University of Chicago

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  • About this series

  • The passionate loves and longings, hopes and fears of every culture live on forever in their stories. Here is your invitation to literature from around the world and across time.
    Great epics, plays, poetry, and other literary texts have made their way around the world through time and translation, and are still captivating audiences today. This multimedia resource invites viewers to appreciate and—most importantly—read these ancient and modern works. The 13 texts are introduced on video by a wide-ranging cast including scholars, translators, artists, and writers. Excerpts of the texts are found on an extensive Web site along with background material and reading support; an interactive timeline and a feature on translation; and resources for teaching and further study.

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