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Autore |
Idema W. L (Wilt L.) |
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Titolo |
The generals of the Yang family : four early plays / / Wilt L. Idema, Harvard University, USA, Stephen H. West, Arizona State University, USA |
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New Jersey : , : World Century : , : World Scientific, , [2013] |
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�2013 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xxxviii, 228 pages) : illustrations |
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Collana |
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Soggetti |
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Chinese drama - Translations into English |
China History Song dynasty, 960-1279 Drama |
China History Xi Xia dynasty, 1038-1227 Drama |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Introduction; Table of Dynasties; Conventions; 1. The Eighth Great Prince Opens a Proclamation and Saves a Loyal Vassal; Opening Act; Act 2; Wedge; Act 3; Act 4; 2. At Bright Sky Pagoda Meng Liang Steals the Bones; Act I; Act 2; Act 3; Act 4; 3· Xie ]inwu Underhandedly Tears Down Clear Breeze Mansion; Wedge; Act 1; Act 2; Act 3; Act 4; 4· Yang Six Lines Up His Troops to Defeat the Heavenly Array; Wedge; Act I; Act 2; Act 3; Act 4; Appendix 1: A Summary of Expanded Account of the Loyalty and Bravery over Successive Generations of the Yang Family; Summary |
Appendix 2: A Summary of the Relevant Chapters from An Account of [The Prince] of Southern Song And a Summary of An Account of the Northern SongSummary: Account of the Northern Song; Appendix 3: The Ming Play The Three Passes; Summary; Appendix 4: The Theft of the Bones: Three Versions; The Second Theft of the Bones; The First Theft of the Bones; Bibliography; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This book offers a complete translation of four early plays of the Yang Family Generals. The story of the Yang Family Generals, particularly its female generals, was a perennial favorite on the Chinese stage in the 19th and 20th centuries. In detailing the role of this military family in the Song-Khitan wars of the late 10th and early 11th centuries, these |
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four plays are all in the form of <i>zaju</i>, a type of play that originated in the 13th century. These plays are from the 15th and 16th centuries and allow a glimpse into earlier renditions of the Yang Family saga, which is a decidedly mor |
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