"Yan Yibian" is a collection of legendary novels written by Wang Shizhen, a writer in the Ming Dynasty.
Among them, from the Han and Wei Dynasties to the Ming Dynasty, there are many famous stories about erotic affairs between men and women and about gods, ghosts and monsters.
Readers who are interested in such topics should not miss this book.
"Yan Yi Bian" collects various stories from ancient and modern stories and sorts them into categories. Most of the content comes from legends of the Tang Dynasty and novels of the Song, Yuan, and Ming dynasties, with the majority taken from "Taiping Guangji".
Song Lianbu's "Qing Zun Lu", Hong Mai's "Yi Jian Zhi", Yuan Xia Bohe's "Qing Lou Ji", Ming Qu You's "Jian Deng Xin Hua" and other books are also its important sources of materials.
In addition, materials were obtained from relevant historical books.
The selection of works closely revolves around the two themes of "beautiful" and "extraordinary", focusing on the selection of articles describing the love between men and women, including the love between gods, demons, ghosts and humans.
These types of themes have always been enduring in the field of classical Chinese novels, so they also account for the vast majority of the chapters in "Yan Yi Bian".
It also focuses on selecting chapters involving the secret affairs of the palace.
Reader comments
This book "Yan Yi Er" is really eye-catching! Wang Shizhen is worthy of being a literary master. The stories in the book are unique in material selection, bizarre in plot, and full of imagination. Moreover, he grasps the two themes of "beautiful" and "exotic" very well, and each story has its own unique charm. Especially the description of love between men and women is delicate and nuanced, making people feel the beauty and wonder of love. All in all, this is a collection of legendary novels worth reading.
This book "Yan Yi Er" is really eye-catching! Wang Shizhen is worthy of being a literary master. The stories in the book are unique in material selection, bizarre in plot, and full of imagination. Moreover, he grasps the two themes of "beautiful" and "exotic" very well, and each story has its own unique charm. Especially the description of love between men and women is delicate and nuanced, making people feel the beauty and wonder of love. All in all, this is a collection of legendary novels worth reading.