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Laureate Dong's Story of the Western Wing
Passion and Desire in a Buddhist Temple
Inbunden, 2029
372 kr
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The Story of the Western Wing, one of China's most famous love operas, tells the story of Student Zhang and a teenage girl named Oriole who begin a passionate relationship in a Chinese monastery. The couple are promised to each other but only if Student Zhang passes the highest level of civil …
Orphan of Zhao and Other Yuan Plays
The Earliest Known Versions
Av Stephen H. West, Wilt Idema
Inbunden, 2014
1415 kr
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This is the first anthology of Yuan-dynasty zaju (miscellaneous comedies) to introduce the genre to English-speaking readers exclusively through translations of the plays' fourteenth-century editions. Almost all previous translations of Yuan-dynasty zaju are based on late-Ming regularized editions …
A Topsy-Turvy World
Short Plays and Farces from the Ming and Qing Dynasties
Av Wilt Idema, Wai-yee Li m. fl.
Inbunden, 2023
1785 kr
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Playwriting in many forms flourished during the late Ming and early Qing dynasties. Shorter theatrical genres in particular offered playwrights opportunities for experimentation with both dramatic form and social critique. Despite their originality and wit, these short plays have been overshadowed …
A Topsy-Turvy World
Short Plays and Farces from the Ming and Qing Dynasties
Av Wilt Idema, Wai-yee Li m. fl.
Häftad, 2023
452 kr
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Playwriting in many forms flourished during the late Ming and early Qing dynasties. Shorter theatrical genres in particular offered playwrights opportunities for experimentation with both dramatic form and social critique. Despite their originality and wit, these short plays have been overshadowed …
China Under Jurchen Rule
Essays on Chin Intellectual and Cultural History
Av Hoyt Cleveland Tillman, Stephen H. West
Häftad, 1995
502 kr
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This is the most extensive study of Chin dynasty history in any language. It demonstrates the importance of cultural developments in North China under the Chin (1115-1234).
Winners and Losers in a World of Wind and Dust
Students and Courtesans in Chinese Vernacular Literature of the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Centuries
Av Wilt Idema, Stephen H. West
Inbunden, 2025
2056 kr
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Love affairs of the young men from eminent families and the courtesans who were trained to entertain (and to fleece) them were a popular theme in the Chinese vernacular literature of the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries. The stories of these happy and disastrous affairs were popular with all …
Love and Marriage on the Yuan and Ming Stage
Six Zaju Plays from the Period 1250-1500
Av Wilt Idema, Stephen H. West
Inbunden, 2026
1665 kr
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Love and marriage are perennial topics on stage in East and West. From the very beginning of Chinese theatre, stories of passion and seduction have been popular with playwrights and audiences. Many of the such plays show the influence of the famous love comedy West Chamber by featuring a scene in …
GENERALS OF THE YANG FAMILY, THE: FOUR EARLY PLAYS
Av Wilt L Idema, Stephen H West
Inbunden, 2013
1481 kr
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This book offers a complete translation of four early plays of the Yang Family Generals. The story of the Yang Family Generals, particularly its female generals, was a perennial favorite on the Chinese stage in the 19th and 20th centuries. In detailing the role of this military family in the …
China Under Jurchen Rule
Essays on Chin Intellectual and Cultural History
Av Hoyt Cleveland Tillman, Stephen H. West
Inbunden, 1995
1144 kr
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This is the most extensive study of Chin dynasty history in any language. It demonstrates the importance of cultural developments in North China under the Chin (1115-1234).
