Guo Yingde is professor of Chinese language and literature in the Institute of Chinese Language and Literature at Beijing Normal University.Wenbo Chang is lecturer in Chinese language and literature in the Department of Comparative Literature and Intercultural Studies at the University of Georgia.Patricia Sieber is associate professor of Chinese literature and director of the Translation and Interpreting program at Ohio State University as well as coeditor of How to Read Chinese Drama: A Guided Anthology (2022).Xiaohui Zhang (1985–2020) was a PhD candidate in the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

This well designed coursebook will allow Chinese language instructors and students to approach advanced Chinese language learning through traditional drama. The selected plays are iconic and do a good job of introducing students to different types of drama, which unfortunately is currently rarely taught in classical Chinese courses.

• Preface to the How to Read Chinese Literature SeriesA Note on How to Use This BookMajor Chinese DynastiesSymbols, Abbreviations, and Typographical UsagesYuan Zaju PlaysSong-Yuan Nanxi PlaysMing Zaju PlaysMing-Qing Chuanqi PlaysAbbreviations of Primary Texts Notes on Dramatic ConventionsList of Literary Issues DiscussedAcknowledgmentsEditors

Guo Yingde is professor of Chinese language and literature in the Institute of Chinese Language and Literature at Beijing Normal University.Wenbo Chang is lecturer in Chinese language and literature in the Department of Comparative Literature and Intercultural Studies at the University of Georgia.Patricia Sieber is associate professor of Chinese literature and director of the Translation and Interpreting program at Ohio State University as well as coeditor of How to Read Chinese Drama: A Guided Anthology (2022).Xiaohui Zhang (1985–2020) was a PhD candidate in the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

This well designed coursebook will allow Chinese language instructors and students to approach advanced Chinese language learning through traditional drama. The selected plays are iconic and do a good job of introducing students to different types of drama, which unfortunately is currently rarely taught in classical Chinese courses.

• Preface to the How to Read Chinese Literature SeriesA Note on How to Use This BookMajor Chinese DynastiesSymbols, Abbreviations, and Typographical UsagesYuan Zaju PlaysSong-Yuan Nanxi PlaysMing Zaju PlaysMing-Qing Chuanqi PlaysAbbreviations of Primary Texts Notes on Dramatic ConventionsList of Literary Issues DiscussedAcknowledgmentsEditors

Guo Yingde is professor of Chinese language and literature in the Institute of Chinese Language and Literature at Beijing Normal University.Wenbo Chang is lecturer in Chinese language and literature in the Department of Comparative Literature and Intercultural Studies at the University of Georgia.Patricia Sieber is associate professor of Chinese literature and director of the Translation and Interpreting program at Ohio State University as well as coeditor of How to Read Chinese Drama: A Guided Anthology (2022).Xiaohui Zhang (1985–2020) was a PhD candidate in the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

This well designed coursebook will allow Chinese language instructors and students to approach advanced Chinese language learning through traditional drama. The selected plays are iconic and do a good job of introducing students to different types of drama, which unfortunately is currently rarely taught in classical Chinese courses.

• Preface to the How to Read Chinese Literature SeriesA Note on How to Use This BookMajor Chinese DynastiesSymbols, Abbreviations, and Typographical UsagesYuan Zaju PlaysSong-Yuan Nanxi PlaysMing Zaju PlaysMing-Qing Chuanqi PlaysAbbreviations of Primary Texts Notes on Dramatic ConventionsList of Literary Issues DiscussedAcknowledgmentsEditors