Battles, betrayals, and brotherhood : early Chinese plays on the Three Kingdoms / edited and translated, with an introduction, by Wilt L. Idema and Stephen H. West.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Idema, W. L. (Wilt L.)

West, Stephen H.

Language:

Chinese

English

Subjects (All):

Chinese drama--Translations into English.

Chinese drama.

Physical Description:

xxx, 469 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Indianapolis : Hackett Pub. Co., 2012.

Summary:

Seven early plays portray the major episodes in the saga of the Three Kingdoms during 1250-1450, the centuries immediately before the saga was written at the end of the 15th century as Sanguo zhi tongsu yanyi (The Popular Elaboration of the Records of the Three Kingdoms). The plays are also important themselves as representatives of zaju as it was performed in the urban theaters of the Yuan and on the palace stage of the Ming. Idema (Chinese literature, Harvard U.) and West (Chinese, Arizona State U.) have translated the earliest extant versions, but also later versions if they depart significantly from the earlier ones. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Contents:

Liu, Guan, and Zhang: the tripartite oath of brotherhood in the peach orchard / Anonymous

In the Hall of Brocade Clouds: the beauty and the story of interlocking rings / by Zhu Youdun

Guan Yunchang's righteous and brave refusal of gold / by Anonymous

Liu Xuande goes alone to the Xiangyang meeting / by Anonymous

Zhuge Liang burns the stores at Bowang, Thirty Yuan plays, ed. 306, Ming Palace ed., Act 4 / by Guan Hanqing

The great King Guan and the single sword meeting, Thirty Yuan plays, ed. 370, Ming Palace ed. / by Guan Hanqing

In a dream Guan and Zhang, a pair rush to Western Shu

Excerpts from the records of the Three Kingdoms in plain language

Excerpt from The story of Hua Guan So

A selection of Yuan plays version of The plan of interlocking rings.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781603848138

1603848134

9781603848145

1603848142

OCLC:

778074331