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The complete dramatic works of Tang Xianzu / edited by Wang Rongpei and Zhang Ling.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Tang, Xianzu, 1550-1616, author.
- Standardized Title:
- Plays. English
- Language:
- Chinese
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Chinese drama--Ming dynasty, 1368-1644.
- Chinese drama.
- Chinese drama--Ming dynasty.
- Genre:
- Drama.
- Physical Description:
- 1060 pages ; 29 cm
- Place of Publication:
- London : Bloomsbury China, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2018.
- Language Note:
- Translated from the Chinese.
- Summary:
- THEATRE STUDIES. Tang Xianzu (1550-1616) is acclaimed as the 'Shakespeare of the East' and widely regarded as China's greatest playwright, yet his work has not reached Western readers in its entirety. The Complete Dramatic Works of Tang Xianzu represents a literary landmark: this is the first English-language collection of the revered dramatist's most important works to be made available outside China. Translated over two decades, the collection showcases the playwright's major pieces, including The Purple Flute, The Purple Hairpins, The Nanke Dream, The Handan Dream - and The Peony Pavilion.
- Contents:
- The purple flute
- The purple hairpins
- The peony pavilion
- The Nanke dream
- The Handan dream.
- Notes:
- "First published in China in 2014 as The Complete Dramatic Works of Tang Xianzu by Shanghai Foreign Language Education Press, Shanghai."--Title page verso.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 9781912392018
- 1912392011
- OCLC:
- 1023858894
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