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A dream of glory = Fanhua meng : a Chinese play / by Wang Yun ; translated, with introduction and annotation, by Qingyun Wu (with the original Chinese text edited by Qingyun Wu).
Van Pelt Library PL2732.A73 F3513 2008
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Wang, Yun, 1749-1819.
- Standardized Title:
- Fanhua meng. English
- Language:
- Chinese
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Chinese drama--Qing dynasty, 1644-1912.
- Chinese drama.
- Genre:
- Drama.
- Physical Description:
- xiii, 279 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Hong Kong : The Chinese University Press, [2008]
- Summary:
- Wang Yun (1749-1819) was a famous playwright in imperial China, and her "A Dream of Glory" is a significant, full length "chaunqi" about female dreams and desires. This volume provides a complete English translation with detailed annotations, an extensive introduction to traditional Chinese women's drama, and a foreword by Owen Aldridge.
- Notes:
- Includes original Chinese text.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [193]-199) and indexes.
- ISBN:
- 9789629963095
- 9629963094
- OCLC:
- 144223471
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