本书为林语堂英文作品集之一,林语堂用美妙的英文向世界介绍中国人和中国历史文化。
武则天这个女人活了八十二岁,权倾中国达半个世纪之久。生活对她而言就如同游戏一样,她有比普通人更强烈的欲望,以至于秽闻不断;争权夺势的游戏,她玩得津津有味,她玩出的不像是一般妇人统治下的正常历史,更像一出梦呓般异想天开的荒唐戏。
FOREWORD
PREFACE
BOOK ONE
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven
BOOK TWO
Chapter Twelve
Chapter Thirteen
Chapter Fourteen
Chapter Fifteen
Chapter Sixteen
Chapter Seventeen
Chapter Eighteen
BOOK THREE
Chapter Nineteen
Chapter Twenty
Chapter Twenty-One
Chapter Twenty-Two
Chapter Twenty-Three
Chapter Twenty-Four
Chapter Twenty-Five
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