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  McLuhan Studies Issue 3: Outlaws on the Marsh on TV and in Print
Outlaws on the Marsh is set between the years 1101 and 1125 in the Song Dynasty (960-1279).
Outlaws on the Marsh was screened on CCTV's first channel at prime time which was the most screened channel and time.
Outlaws on the Marsh was produced to tell the story in a realistic way.
www.chass.utoronto.ca /mcluhan-studies/v1_iss3/1_3art5.htm   (2399 words)

  
 Paramount Magic Store. OUTLAWS OF THE MARSH (5 Volumes) -Library of Chinese Classics, Chinese-English [By Shi Nai'an & ...
Outlaws of the Marsh is one of the most famous of China's full-length classical novels.
Outlaws of the Marsh is notable for the outstanding freshness and individuality of its characterization, and its powerfully moving narrative.
Outlaws of the Marsh appeared as a novel in the 14th century, in the closing years of the Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368).
www.paramountmagic.com /pd_outlaws.cfm   (273 words)

  
 [No title]
Outlaws of the Marsh (Chinese title Shui Hu Zhuan) is a much more brutal tale than Journey to the West, mostly because while Journey is pure fantasy Outlaws is basically a realistic novel with fantastic overtones.
Outlaws of the Marsh is filled with corrupt authority figures who frequently abuse and torment people under them with no qualms of conscience.
The outlaw troop consists of thousands of soldiers with a carefully-drawn cast of leaders who are each given a chapter to illustrate their character and reason for joining the outlaws.
www.users.nac.net /bobsabella/Outlaws.htm   (914 words)

  
 Literature
A merit of Outlaws of the Marsh is that it praises a peasant uprising and vividly represents a grandiose social upheaval.
In the latter part of Outlaws of the Marsh, Song Jiang and his men accepted the amnesty granted by the imperial court and then attacked the peasant insurrections led by Wang Hu and Fang La. Most heroes died in battlefields and Song Jiang too was persecuted by treacherous court officials.
The outlaws are loved not because of their super battle art, but because of their sense of justice and fraternity and their unflinching opposition to dark forces.
www.people.virginia.edu /~fc6t/China/lit005.htm   (402 words)

  
 [No title]
Outlaws of the Marsh (Chinese title Shui Hu Zhuan) is a much more brutal tale than Journey to the West, mostly because while Journey is pure fantasy Outlaws is basically a realistic novel with fantastic overtones.
Outlaws of the Marsh is filled with corrupt authority figures who frequently abuse and torment people under them with no qualms of conscience.
The outlaw troop consists of thousands of soldiers with a carefully-drawn cast of leaders who are each given a chapter to illustrate their character and reason for joining the outlaws.
users.nac.net /bobsabella/Outlaws.htm   (914 words)

  
 Chinese cartoonist publishes comic books of ancient masterpiece in Japan
"Outlaws of the Marsh", "Journey to the West", "The Dream of the Red Chamber" and "Romance of Three Kingdoms" are regarded as four Chinese classical masterpieces.
"Outlaws of the Marsh" is a satirical look at the government and society during the Song Dynasty (960-1279), depicting a real and grandiose peasant uprising in the 12th century.
The comic books of "Outlaws of the Marsh" are scheduled to be published in the Republic of Korea before the end of the year and "Journey to the West" in Europe next January, Chen said.
en.ce.cn /Life/social/200610/05/t20061005_8835209.shtml   (313 words)

  
 English Channel
Outlaws of the Marsh begins with the villain Gao Qiu coming into power and gentlemen like Lin Chong driven to desperate situation.
In the latter part of Outlaws of the Marsh, Song Jiang and his men accepted the amnesty granted by the imperial court and then attacked the peasant insurrections led by Wang Hu and Fang La.
The outlaws are loved not because of their super battle art, but because of their sense of justice and fraternity and their unflinching opposition to dark forces.
www.cctv.com /english/TouchChina/GloryofChineseCivilization/Literature/20020722/100020.html   (411 words)

  
 Maximilien Robespierre - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
There was marked hostility on the part of the prime movers to the Commune.
On the news of the release of Robespierre, the Convention again met, and declared the members of the Commune and the released deputies outlaws.
The national guards under the command of Barras had little difficulty in making their way to the Hôtel de Ville.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Maximilien_Robespierre   (5115 words)

  
 Interview with L.G. Bass, Author of THE OUTLAWS OF MOONSHADOW MARSH: SIGN OF THE QIN
After reading The Marsh Chronicles, a novel published in medieval China about the lives of a courageous tribe of rebels who, like Robin Hood and his men, defended the poor against injustice, I realized there was a strong parallel between those tumultuous times and our own.
OUTLAWS OF MOONSHADOW MARSH is in part inspired by a real band of brave men and women who were forced by the persecution of a harsh feudal government to flee their homes and hide out as fugitives in the marshes of Shandong Province during the Song Dynasty.
Although I live in a large city, part of me is Mother Gu, living in a fishing hut at the edge of a marsh, surrounded by salt water and the sounds of sea birds.
www.hyperionchildrensbooks.com /bass_interview.html   (1805 words)

  
 Outlaws of the Marsh: A Somewhat Less Than Critical Commentary   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Next, on a whim, I picked up Outlaws of the Marsh, which I had never heard of before, because it was a thick book that could consume a lot of time and because it was old.
Much to my unexpected pleasure, I found Outlaws of the Marsh to be every bit the equal of the other world masterpieces, which I had recently read.
Later, when I encouraged others to read Outlaws of the Marsh, I passed along the list of heroes, which I was told proved useful.
clausius.engr.utk.edu /planetc/books/outlaws/text/intro.html   (327 words)

  
 The Gallant Heroes of Liangshan Mountain and their Noble Bloody Deeds: Outlaws of the Marsh by Shi Nai’an and Luo ...
Here we have the gallant fraternity of bold men and women warriors who by one injustice or another are driven to a fortress refuge on a “mirror flat” plain high on Liangshan Mountain in Shandong Province.
Nashville connection: Little is known about the authors of Outlaws of the Marsh, according to the foreword to this edition by Professor Shi Changyu of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences Insitute of Literature, Beijing.
Also, some of the warriors fictionalized in Outlaws of the Marsh are believed to be based on real outlaws of the same names who operated against Jin rule in the Taihang Mountains east of Taiyuan.
chronicdiscontent.wordpress.com /2007/02/14/the-gallant-heroes-of-liangshan-mountain-and-their-noble-bloody-deeds-outlaws-of-the-marsh-by-shi-naian-and-luo-guanzhong   (2033 words)

  
 Literature - China - Outlaws of the Marsh
"The Outlaws of the Marsh" is a classical masterpiece of China, known to every Chinese school child.
It is world famous for its beauty and prose, telling the story of 108 characters - all kind-hearted outlaws - who fight for the people's rights against the corrupted government.
There are plenty of Internet websites available about this masterpiece, but it has never before been shown on stamps, so I am proud to show here for the first time on the Internet the full series, appeared over a period of 10 years, together with the corresponding souvenir sheets.
arthistory.heindorffhus.dk /frame-LiteratureChinaOutlaws.htm   (283 words)

  
 Outlaws of the Marsh (Chinese Classics 4-Volume Boxed Set)
Outlaws of the Marsh is an absolutely engaging action-adventure experience!
Yes, I would indeed say that Outlaws of the Marsh has withstood the test of time in its 700 years of existence.
After many of these 108 outlaws became wronged by the government they all by chance joined together and oppose the evil song empire with the help from geniuses like: Gongsun Sheng and Wu Yong.
www.cruiseandrelax.com /bookstore/isbn7119016628.html   (461 words)

  
 Martial Arts Planet - Outlaws of the Marsh - Want to discuss it?
If you have read Outlaws of the Marsh and remember this section of the book, I would be interested in your insight into what is happening.
Outlaws of the Marsh is my favorite book.
As Outlaws of the Marsh is all about warrior culture, I thought it was particularly fitting for my stay there, and I recomend it to anyone who studies Chinese martial arts (or anyone, for that matter).
www.martialartsplanet.com /forums/showthread.php?t=26717   (845 words)

  
 Outlaws of the Marsh vs. Three Kingdoms - China History Forum, chinese history forum
One of the things I loved about Outlaws of the Marsh was all of the great characters (Li Kui was probably my favorite).
ROTK and Outlaws were actually both written or co-written by Luo Guanzhong (the other co-writer of Outlaws was Shi Nai'an).
Outlaws runs more on setpiece stories, in which different characters take turns to occupy centrestage and may then fade into the background (for example, Lin Chong and Wu Song).
www.chinahistoryforum.com /index.php?showtopic=2187   (830 words)

  
 Contemporary Comics Challenge Classical Concepts -- china.org.cn
Outlaws of the Marsh -- adapted from one of four famed classic Chinese novels -- were put in pride of place.
Outlaws of the Marsh are totally different from Japanese versions.
Outlaws of the Marsh, there were no other original Chinese comic books which had won Japan's market.
www.china.org.cn /english/entertainment/190001.htm   (1133 words)

  
 Kungfu Magazine: Magazine Feature Article
The style Wu Song Tuo Kao is inspired by a hero of the beloved Chinese folk tale in Outlaws of the Marsh, aka The Water Margin, a 14th century novel by Shi NaiÕan and Luo Guanzhong written about rebel heroes during the Song dynasty.
Outlaws of the Marsh (aka The Water Margin) is one of the best known of all ancient Chinese novels.
Variations on a theme, however, are important when it comes to the martial arts of Outlaws of the Marsh.
ezine.kungfumagazine.com /magazine/article.php?article=237   (2850 words)

  
 The 108 heroes of Outlaws of the Marsh (Water Margin), the most popular classic of Chinese literature
The novel "Outlaws of the Marsh" is somewhat like the Iliad and Odyssey...
One finds historical traces of these outlaws who challenged the imperial authority and died under the executioner's blade.
Water Margin or Outlaws of the Marsh ("All men are brothers" in Pearl Buck's translation, "
www.geocities.com /nguyenvfr/English/Romanx.html   (246 words)

  
 Chinese Stamps - stampchina special section
The Outlaws of the Marsh is a classical masterpiece known to everyone in China.
"The Outlaws of the Marsh" vividly relates the complete story, from the very start to the end, of the peasant rebellion in the Song Dynasty.
The artistic achievement of the "Outlaws of the Marsh" is outstanding.
www.stampchina.com /outlaw.shtml   (160 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Outlaws of the Marsh (3-Volume Set): Books: Luo Guanzhong,Shi Nai'an,Sidney Shapiro   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
China's great classic novel Outlaws of the Marsh, written in the fourteenth century, is a fictional account of twelfth-century events during the Song Dynasty.
"Outlaws of the Marsh" provides a fascinating look into 14th century Chinese literature- and thus the minds of 14th century Chinese the story was intended to entertain.
The outlaws of Liangshan Marsh, societal outcasts drawn together by their misdeeds, form an almost super-human collective against the unjust (sort of like a precursor to Robin Hood).
www.amazon.com /Outlaws-Marsh-Set-Luo-Guanzhong/dp/7119017357   (1620 words)

  
 Outlaws of the Marsh: A Somewhat Less Than Critical Commentary
On the way, one of the outlaws kills a crooked government official who was stealing the outlaws supplies and slandering them.
The outlaws return to the capital and are marginally rewarded.
The emperor agrees and the outlaws are sent as the vanguard of a main force controlled by Military Governor Zhang.
clausius.engr.utk.edu /planetc/books/outlaws/text/outline.html   (13669 words)

  
 Shui Hu Zhuang   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Shui Hu Zhuang, known as Outlaws of the Marsh in English, is one of the four famous books in Chinese literature and was written in the early
Outlaws of the Marsh is the first novel dealing with the subject matter of peasant revolt in China.
It describes the full development of a peasant revolt from its inception, with the rise of a rebel group at Liangshan,down to its defeat, with all the rebels accepting amnesty and surrenderingto the government.
www.chinaculture.org /gb/en_madeinchina/2005-11/29/content_76451.htm   (357 words)

  
 Amazon.co.uk: Outlaws of the Marsh Vol 1-4: Books: Shi Nai'an,Sidney Shapiro   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Unlike other Chinese novels that were fortunate to have excellent translations [...] the Outlaws of The Marsh is given here in bad English, unedited and without the proper presentation [useful notes].
The book consistes of the tales of 108 outlaws and their adventures and missions against the corrupt and heartless government.
The stories cover all areas of human life and emotion, each of the myriad characters is well defined and many are extremely memorable (Sagacious Lu the tatooed monk, for example: a hard-drinking, hard-fighting priest who fights with an 80-100 pound iron-shod staff!).
www.amazon.co.uk /Outlaws-Marsh-Vol-1-4-Naian/dp/7119016628   (862 words)

  
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 Chinese Literature: Classic Chinese Novels
"Journey to the West", "Outlaws of the Marsh", "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", and "Dream of the Red Chamber" are universally accepted by all Chinese people as their greatest novels.
Even the illiterate Chinese are intimately knowledgeable with the plot and the main characters of these novels because they have been the sources of much popular entertainment, whether it was the traveling opera of old or the contemporary movies and TV serials.
On the other hand, "Journey to the West", "Outlaws of the Marsh", and "The Scholars" are written as a series of loosely connected stories and therefore may not lose as much from abridgement.
www.yellowbridge.com /literature/classics.html   (702 words)

  
 China Stamps 1993-10 Scott 2449-52 Outlaws of the Marsh - A Literary Masterpiece of Ancient China (4th series)
Outlaws of the Marsh - A Literary Masterpiece of Ancient China (4th series)
¡°Outlaws of the Marsh¡±, written by Shi Naian and Luo Guanzhong at the turnover of Yuan dynasty and Ming dynasty, is very famous in China as a literary masterpiece of ancient China.
It is based on the story of peasant uprising led by Song Jiang in the North Song period and vividly describes how the uprising happened, developed and failed.
www.xabusiness.com /china-stamps-1993/1993-10.htm   (200 words)

  
 Dealing with cultural garbage
Outlaws of the Marsh has been very well regarded and is one of the four classic novels.
If we look at the negatives, Outlaws of the Marsh does indeed "spread sex and violence" and "cause harm to society and posterity." Among the 108 generals are highway robbers, burglars, ruffians, bandits, and drifters in no small number - a collection of the dregs of society.
The code of ethics followed is an outlaw's give as good as you get, with right and wrong hinging on your own personal grudges.
www.danwei.org /trends_and_buzz/cultural_trash_yesterday_and_t.php   (2093 words)

  
 Outlaws of the Marsh: List of Characters
Allies and Benefactors of the Outlaws of Liangshan Marsh
In the column that designates outlaws as either one of the 36 Stars of Heavenly Spirits or one of the 72 Stars of Earthly Fiends, the distinction is taken from Pearl S. Buck's All Men Are Brothers.
In dividing characters into the "Allies" and "Enemies" of the outlaws, I decided that servants of the empire were enemies before the outlaws were amnestied (in Chapter 82), like Marshal Gao, and servants of the empire that appeared after this point, like Zhao Anfu, were allies.
www.poisonpie.com /words/others/somewhat/outlaws/text/outlaws.html   (1891 words)

  
 Wuxia Fiction - Classics (Part 2 of 5)
These are Romance of Three Kingdoms, Outlaws of the Marsh and Journey to the West.
Romance of Three Kingdoms is a historic-fictional account of the Three Kingdoms Period: 168-265 A.D. An epic in the true sense of the word it tells the tale of the warfare, intrigue, and conflict in which the three states (Wei, U, Su) of the time battle for preeminence and control of a unified China.
Outlaws of the Marsh, also variously known as Tales of the Water Margin and All Men are Brothers is another acknowledged classic.
www.heroic-cinema.com /articles/wuxia_classics.htm   (984 words)

  
 Outlaws of the Marsh (Chinese Classics 4-Volume Boxed Set) [BOX SET]
Outlaws of the Marsh (Chinese Classics 4-Volume Boxed Set) [BOX SET]
China's great classic novel Outlaws of the Marsh, written in the fourteenth century, is a fictional account of twelfth-century events during the Song Dynasty.
One by one, over a hundred men and women are forced by the harsh feudal officialdom to take to the hills.
www.cuppalove.com /Shopping/Details/7119016628.aspx   (940 words)

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