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Post by yudingbon on Dec 1, 2011 4:39:11 GMT
I was wondering if anyone had a copy of van Gulik's Hsi Kang and his Poetical Essay on the Lute that they are willing to part with. OR know of where to get a copy without an outrageous price tag.
Best,
Lucian
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Post by davidmdahl on Dec 1, 2011 7:10:01 GMT
Considering how long we had to wait for a reprinting of Gulik's Lore of the Chinese Lute, it is hard to have much hope for a reprint of his Hsi Kang translation. Unless there is a pdf floating around somewhere, the best bet is Inter-Library Loan. I don't know if this is an option outside of the USA, but in the States this is a very useful resource.
Best wishes,
David
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Post by edcat7 on Dec 1, 2011 14:29:22 GMT
It's such a coincidence! I won't bore you with the details but i found a liuqin teacher who (weight permitting) is willing to get me one from Taipei whilst touring in concert.
I can find no liuqin players on the forum but there are 1 or 2 lute players. Sounds like the above book is a 'must-read' for all lute players.
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Post by edcat7 on Dec 1, 2011 14:40:18 GMT
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Post by sanmenxia on Dec 1, 2011 17:13:10 GMT
It's such a coincidence! I won't bore you with the details but i found a liuqin teacher who (weight permitting) is willing to get me one from Taipei whilst touring in concert. I can find no liuqin players on the forum but there are 1 or 2 lute players. Sounds like the above book is a 'must-read' for all lute players. The book title uses "lute" incorrectly, AFAIK. |
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Post by yudingbon on Dec 1, 2011 19:24:16 GMT
The link provided is for van Gulik's other book, which I know already is being reprinted. The Hsi Kang Translation is a different text, though the original idea was to have them published together.
Is there really a shop in Taipei that is selling this copy? Well, I don't mind getting an untranslated edition, but van Gulik's translations aren't bad, and his interpretation of the text is quite nice. Do you know where the shop is? I can probably get some relative to get it for me, if I know where to get it.
My library has a copy, but I wanted to own one for my own records. There was a library staff that suggest that I could simply report it lost and pay a replacement fee. The library would then get a special reprint to restock the shelf. Of course, this is an immoral method, which I don't want to proceed with.
I guess I could scan the whole book for my record, then get it printed and bound somewhere, but the quality would be seriously lacking. The original in my library is hard cover, silk bound. Its really nice and in really good condition considering they bought it in '69.
Also, in the most recent edition of van Gulik's book, it explains in the Preface the reasoning behind using the word lute rather than zither/cither. It has to do with cultural connotations rather than physical descriptors. In the past, the lute was considered the instrument of the higher class, and of the literary class (scholars, poets, bards, etc) of Western Europe. In fact, the other forms of the western lute (ie. oud) still hold the same position in the Middle Eastern countries, similar to that of the qin in old China.
~Lucian
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