The Cloak of Dreams

The emperor Ming-Huang, a descendant of the T’ang dynasty, had a wife named Nai-Fe, who was as beautiful as the moon in May. However, they were never seen conversing with one another, sitting together, or holding hands. His wife Nai-Fe only appeared when the emperor put on his marvelous embroidered...

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Published inThe Cloak of Dreams Vol. 3; pp. 65 - 69
Main Author Balázs, Béla
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Princeton University Press 2010
Subjects
Attention
Behavioral sciences
Business
Cloaks
Clothing industry
Cognitive processes
Cognitive psychology
Concept of mind
Consciousness theory
Consumer goods industries
Desire
Dreams
Emotion
Emotional states
Emperors
Empresses
Fiction in translation
Government
Government officials
Heads of state
Industrial sectors
Industry
Manufacturing industries
Metaphysics
Monarchs
Monopsychism
Myth & legend told as fiction
Outerwear
Philosophy
Philosophy of mind
Political science
Psychology
Short stories
Soul
Visual fixation
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Summary:The emperor Ming-Huang, a descendant of the T’ang dynasty, had a wife named Nai-Fe, who was as beautiful as the moon in May. However, they were never seen conversing with one another, sitting together, or holding hands. His wife Nai-Fe only appeared when the emperor put on his marvelous embroidered cloak. Then she walked behind him, keeping a great distance between them, and the yearning of her soul rested on him with her gaze. Let me tell you how all this came about. Ming-Huang had a glorious garden that had such a powerful fragrance you could fetch an aroma out
ISBN:0691147116
9780691147116
DOI:10.1515/9781400836031.65