Judge Bao And The Rule Of Law: Eight Ballad-stories From The Period 1250-1450 - Idema, Wilt Lukas (Harvard Univ, Usa)

Pure, orthodox and incorruptible, Judge Bao has been serving as the preeminent embodiment of justice in China for almost a thousand years, so much so his court case have been adapted as stories, novels and plays over the centuries. This book presents a series of eight ballad-stories on Judge Bao, dating from the period 1250-1450.