Story of the Western Wing

Name: Story of the Western Wing
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ISBN: 9780520201842

ISBN-10: 0520201841

ISBN-13: 9780520201842

Edition: 1991

Authors: Shi-fu Wang, Stephen H. West, Wilt L. Idema, Stephen H. West, Wilt L. Idema

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China's most important love comedy, Wang Shifu's Xixiangji, or The Story of the Western Wing, is a rollicking play that chronicles the adventures of the star-crossed lovers Oriole and Student Zhang. Since its appearance in the thirteenth century, it has enjoyed unparalleled popularity. The play has given rise to innumerable sequels, parodies, and rewritings; it has influenced countless later plays, short stories, and novels and has played a crucial role in the development of drama criticism. This translation of the full and complete text of the earliest extant version is available in paperback for the first time. The editors' introduction will inform students of Chinese cultural and…

Book details

List price: $34.95
Copyright year: 1991
Publisher: University of California Press
Publication date: 3/31/1995
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 300
Size: 6.14" wide x 9.21" long x 0.90" tall
Weight: 1.386
Language: English



Preface


Foreword



Table of Chinese Dynasties


Dramatis Personae


Introduction



The Status of Wang Shifu's Story of the Western Wing in Chinese Literature



Author and Authorship



The Pedigree of the Materials



Exceptions to the Rules



An Introduction to the World of The Western Wing


Translation


Book the First


An Introduction to the Story of Oriole Cui and Student Zhang


[Eight Satiric Songs Against The Western Wing]


The Story of the Western Wing



Burning Incense and Worshiping the Moon



Icy Strings Spell Out Grief


Book the Second


[Unitled] to the Tune "Basheng Ganzhou"


The Story of the Western Wing



Feelings Transmitted by Lines of Poetry



A Clandestine Meeting of Rain and Clouds



A Reunion Ordained by Heaven


[Publisher's Advertisement]


Appendices



A Pair of Battling Quacks



A Noontime Dream in the Garden Grove


Glossary


Selected Bibliography


Index