天龙八部简介(英文版)太牛了!.doc

Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils (Traditional Chinese: 天龍八部, Simplified Chinese: 天龙八部,, 拼音: TiānLóngBāBù) isa contemporary martial-arts novel written by Jin Yong (金庸) . It was originally published in1963, and has since spawned several movies and television serials in both Mainland China and Hong Kong. The title of the novel has been a challenge for translators for years. It is based on the eight races of entities described in Buddhist text who are more powerful than humans on the cosmic scale. In Buddhism, even though these demi-gods are ranked higher than humanity, they are still bound to the Samsara ( 轮回)by their own passions and desires. It is said that Jin Yong originally modeled each major character after one of the Races.(eg. Qiao Feng obviously represents the Deva ( 印度神话中提婆,天神) ,due to his fall from grace, much like Indra ( 因陀罗,主神, 司雷雨) in the Indian legends) But ashe wrote on, plexity of the story made it impossible for such a simplistic mapping. Today, the topic of which character corresponds to which Race is still an interesting matter of discussion among fans and readers. Chapters Duan Yu 's adventure Duan Yu (段誉) started as the young, naive prince of Dali (大理) . Despite the long tradition of practicing martial arts in his family, he refused to learn itdue to his influence by Buddhism and his disdain for fighting and killing. When his father, the Crown Prince of Dali, tried