http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8D4yFuHxkdI&NR=1
Our first assigned reading in World Lit--after everyone succeeds in finding the cheapest set of the 2nd edition of the Norton Anthology of World Literature Volumes D, E, and F--will be the Chinese tale about the monk Tripitaka's trip from China to India to get the sacred Buddhist writings. Along the way, he is helped by Monkey, who pretty much steals the show, and Pigsy, Sandy, bodhisattvas, and other characters. To get a breathtaking visual image of one stage interpretation of this classic, go to this You Tube site. While there, explore other postings related to Monkey. While stories from India about the Monkey King in the Ramayana are earlier than our time span for this course (after 1600 or thereabouts) you might look for references to these, as well, since they certainly provide an intertextual connection.
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