A topsy-turvy world : short plays and farces from the Ming and Qing dynasties / edited by Wilt Idema, Wai-yee Li, and Stephen H. West.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Idema, Wilt, editor.

Li, Wai-yee, editor.

West, Stephen H., editor.

Series:

Translations from the Asian Classics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Chinese drama--Ming dynasty, 1368-1644--Translations into English.

Chinese drama.

Chinese drama--Qing dynasty, 1644-1912--Translations into English.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (432 pages)

Place of Publication:

New York : Columbia University Press, [2023]

Summary:

A Topsy-Turvy World presents English translations of shorter late Ming and early Qing plays. Satirical and often earthy, these mostly one-act plays provide a glimpse of Chinese daily life and mores even as they question or subvert the boundaries of social, moral, and political order.

Contents:

Intro

Table of Contents

Introduction

Table of Dynasties

1. Cracking a Dumb Chan Riddle

2. The Mad Drummer: Thrice-Played Yuyang

3. Chan Master Yu Has a Dream of Cuixiang

4. Real Puppets

5. Sublime Jokes from the Back of Beyond

6. Pinning Flowers in His Coiffure

7. A Song for a Laugh

8. Ramblings with Magicians in Lyrics and Songs

9. Black and White Donkeys

10. Zaju from the Studio of Singing on the Wind

11. Song of Dragon Well Tea

Appendix: A List of Short Plays from the Period 1400 to 1850 Already Available in English Translation

Contributors

References.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-231-55771-X

OCLC:

1395180522