03355nam 2200601 450 991046267070332120200520144314.0981-4508-69-1(CKB)2670000000433242(EBL)1441474(OCoLC)862048605(SSID)ssj0000951994(PQKBManifestationID)12380265(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000951994(PQKBWorkID)10902070(PQKB)11628877(MiAaPQ)EBC1441474(WSP)00008817(Au-PeEL)EBL1441474(CaPaEBR)ebr10775241(CaONFJC)MIL577760(EXLCZ)99267000000043324220131017d2013 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrGenerals of the yang family four early plays /Wilt L. Idema, Stephen H. WestHackensack, New Jersey ;Singapore :World Century :World Scientific,2013.©20131 online resource (267 p.)Description based upon print version of record.981-4508-68-3 Includes bibliographical references and index.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; SummaryAppendix 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; IndexThis 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 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 morChinese dramaTranslations into EnglishChinaHistorySong dynasty, 960-1279DramaChinaHistoryXi Xia dynasty, 1038-1227DramaElectronic books.Chinese drama895.1/2008Idema W. L(Wilt L.)900234West Stephen H649766MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910462670703321Generals of the yang family2087166UNINA