Love for a laugh : the comic in romantic chuanqi plays of the 17th and 18th centuries / by Yanbing Tan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tan, Yanbing, author.

Series:

Sinica Leidensia ; v. 158.

Sinica Leidensia ; volume 158

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Chuanqi (Opera)--18th century--History and criticism.

Chuanqi (Opera).

Chuanqi (Opera)--17th century--History and criticism.

Chuanqi (Opera)--Stories, plots, etc.

Chinese drama.

Chinese drama (Comedy).

Qing Dynasty (China).

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

viii, 169 pages : 1 illustration ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2023]

Summary:

"After the strikingly beautiful Peony Pavilion, how could one write about love and the ideal of emotional authenticity (qing) in the chuanqi genre? This book presents a group of creative dramatists who confronted this challenge by giving the romantic theme of chuanqi their unique comic twists. This book demonstrates how their comic articulations bring the qing ideal down to the mundane world of family obligations, political ambitions, commercial interests, and gender frustrations. By highlighting the crucial but understudied role that the comic plays, this book enriches our understanding of the intellectual depth and critical scope of the chuanqi genre"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

The burden of selfish desires : Wu Bing's (1595-1648) comic adaptation of the legend of Xiaoqing in The remedy for jealous

Love by accident : mistake as a comic device in Ruan Dacheng's (1587-1646) The swallow's letter

Lazy husbands and diligent wives : ironic unions in Li Yu's (1611-1680) Ideal love matches

A "glorious" dream of awkward romance : humor and dires in Wang Yun's (1749-1819) A dream of glory.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version : Tan, Yanbing. Love for a laugh

ISBN:

9789004547728

900454772X

OCLC:

1371748667