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The Peony Pavilion, Second Edition: Mudan Ting
Xianzu Tang
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Description for The Peony Pavilion, Second Edition: Mudan Ting
Paperback. A celebrated translation of this masterpiece of Chinese literature, in an updated edition Translator(s): Birch, Cyril. Num Pages: 384 pages, 1 b&w photos. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 236 x 23. Weight in Grams: 660.
The celebrated English translation of this classic work of Chinese literature is now available in an updated paperback edition. Written in 1598 by Tang Xianzu, The Peony Pavilion is one of literature's most memorable love stories and a masterpiece of Ming drama. Cyril Birch has captured all the elegance, lyricism, and subtle, earthy humor of this panoramic tale of romance and Chinese society. When Indiana University Press first published the text in 1981, it seemed doubtful that the work would ever be performed in its entirety again, but several spectacular and controversial productions have toured the world in recent years. ... Read more
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Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
Bloomington, IN, United States
ISBN
9780253215277
SKU
V9780253215277
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About Xianzu Tang
Cyril Birch is Agassiz Professor Emeritus of Chinese and Comparative Literature, University of California, Berkeley. His books include the two-volume Anthology of Chinese Literature, Stories from a Ming Collection, Scenes for Mandarins, Mistress and Maid, and Tales from China. Catherine Swatek is Associate Professor of Asian Studies, University of British Columbia, and author of Peony Pavilion Onstage: Four Centuries ... Read more
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An example of the southern, or chuanqi, genre of opera from Ming dynasty China (14th to 17th centuries), The Peony Pavilion, completed in 1598, was Tang's masterpiece and, according to Birch's preface, a profound meditation on the nature of love. Selected scenes have become near necessities of any traditional Chinese opera repertoire. The tale concerns a cloistered girl and young ... Read more