The peach blossom fan / Kong Shangren ; translated by Wai-Yee Li.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kong, Shangren, 1648-1718, author.

Contributor:

Li, Wai-yee, translator.

Series:

Hsu-Tang Library of classical Chinese literature

The Hsu-Tang Library of classical Chinese literature

Standardized Title:

Tao hua shan. English

Language:

Chinese

English

Subjects (All):

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

Chinese drama.

Chinese drama--Ming dynasty, 1368-1644.

Genre:

Drama.

Physical Description:

xlvi, 816 pages ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, [2024]

Summary:

Interweaving a star-crossed romance with the decline and fall of the Ming dynasty in mid seventeenth century, The Peach Blossom Fan by Kong Shangren (1648-1718) is a masterpiece of Chinese literature. This sweeping musical play and historical drama encompasses the pleasures and passions of courtesan culture, the allure and pitfalls of political idealism, court intrigues, and the horrors of war. While the play traces the fall of the Ming dynasty through the love story of its two main characters - Hou Fangyu, a young scholar, and a courtesan named Li Xiangjun (or, "Sovereign Fragrance") - its cast of characters also includes various scholars and military commanders; a villain who is also a playwright; an ambiguous mediator who is also a painter, a storyteller who becomes a fisherman; a singing teacher who becomes a woodcutter; an officer who becomes a Daoist; and a ritual master who is both onstage and a member of the audience.

Notes:

Translated from the Chinese.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9780197668689

0197668682

OCLC:

1474743944