Selected Plays from the Yuan Dynasty-元曲选 内容简介

in the long history of china, the yuan dynasty (1271-1368) is somewhat special in that the empire was ruled by the mongolian conquerors-descendants of genghis khan. it was a period when classical learning was swept aside and ignored, together with the pride and status of the confucian scholars. it was probably this ideological vacuum and the freedom from traditional literary restraints at the top that gave rise to the flourish and bloom of this vernacular art - the drama, later known as zaju.theaters mushroomed across the country in both the rural and urban areas and became the major source of entertainment, as well as education, for millions upon millions of ordinary people. their wish and worries were most vividly reflected on the stage. and by reading these plays today, we are still able to perceive the core values embraced by the chinese culture.

Selected Plays from the Yuan Dynasty-元曲选 目录

an introduction to the yuan plays
anonymous
the bubbles bear witness(朱砂担)
qin jianfu
the eastside neighbor(东堂老)
li zhifu
the tiger badge(虎头牌)
anonymous
the quilt with mandarin ducks(鸳鸯被)
wu hanchen
a late—born son(老生儿)
shi junbao
love atriverbend(曲江池)
anonymous
the missing deed(a同文字)

Selected Plays from the Yuan Dynasty-元曲选 节选

《元曲选(英文版)》内容简介：This volume contains eight plays, six of which are translated into English and introduced to the western world for the first time. In addition to ample annotation, an introduction is written for each play, enabling readers to approach and appreciate these ancient masterpieces-the forerunners of present-day Peking opera.

Selected Plays from the Yuan Dynasty-元曲选 作者简介

Zhang Guangqian, professor of English of the University of Science and Technology of China. Translations include: The Peony Pavilion, A Dream Under the Southern Bough, Anthology of Tales from Records of the Taiping Era.

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