Eight Chinese plays from the thirteenth century to the present /

Eight Chinese plays from the thirteenth century to the present / translated with an introd. by William Dolby. - New York : Columbia University Press, 1978. - 164 p. ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references.

The battling doctors: excerpt from Cai Shun shares the mulberries (Cai Shun fen-shen): yuanben play attributed to Lin Tangqing.--Grandee's son takes the wrong career (Huan-men zi-do cuo li-shen).--Shi, J. Qiu Hu tries to seduce his own wife (Qiu Hu xi-qi).--Liang, C. Secret liason with Chancellor Bo Pi: act VII from Washing silk (Wan-sha ji).--Wang, J. Wolf of Mount Zhong (Zhong-shan lang).--Buying rouge (Mai yan-zhi).--Hegemon King says farewell to his queen (Ba-wang bie-ji): Peking opera version by Mei Lanfang.--Identifying footprints in the snow (Ping-xue bian-zong).

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Chinese drama--Translations into English.

PL2658.E5 / E37 1978

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