Table of Contents

List of illustrations; Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. The first reflections of a popular cycle; 3. A Hsi-yu chi fragment in the Yung-lo ta-tien; 4. Fragments of Hsi-yu chi stories in Pak t'ongsa onhae; 5. Early dramatic versions of the story; 6. Reflections in the Hsias-shih Chen-k'ung pao-chuan; 7. Putting the sources to use; 8. The white ape; 9. Monkey's in tsa-chu litertaure; 10. Wu-chih-ch'i; 11. Further theories.

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A study of the early versions of the classic Chinese novel known to readers in English as Monkey.