“…In this beautiful and concisely focused book, eminent art historian Michael Sullivan guides the reader through a single masterwork of Chinese art, "The Night Entertainments of Han Xizai". Attributed to the artist Gu Hongzhong, this Five Dynasties handscroll portrays the scandalous private life of Han Xizai, senior minister to three "emperors" of the Southern Tang Dynasty in the mid-tenth century. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Aulus Gellius -- The Attic nights (excerpts from the Praefatio) -- How Pythagoras calculated the height of Hercules (bk. i, i) -- The difficult decision of Chilo the Lacedaemonian (excerpt from bk.i, iii) -- The taunting of Demosthenes of Athens and likewise of Hortensius of Rome (bk. i, v) -- The method and order of pythagorean training (excerpt from bk. i, ix) -- The sibylline books and King Tarquinius (bk. i, xix) -- Papirius praetextatus (bk. i, xxiii) -- Why Fabricius Luscinus campaigned for Cornelius Rufinus (bk. iv, viii) -- Androcles and the lion (bk. v, xiv) -- Hannibal's joke about the army of King Antiochus (bk. v, v) -- Julius Caesar and the filibuster of Marcus Cato (bk. iv, x) -- Memorable censorial reprimands (bk. iv, xii) -- Three examples of severe censorial reprimands (excerpt from bk. iv, xx) -- The strength and nature of the palm tree (bk. iii, vi) -- A saying of practical value (excerpt from bk. xvi, i) -- A fable of Aesop's worth remembering (excerpt from bk. ii, xxix) -- Compiled grammar charts…”

“…A midsummer night's dream…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…A hard day's night -- I should have known better -- If I fell -- I'm happy just to dance with you -- And I love her -- Tell me why -- Can't buy me love -- Any time at all -- I'll cry instead -- Things we said today -- When I get home -- You can't do that -- I'll be back…”

“…Twelfth night…”