03057oam 2200469 450 991082638940332120190911112729.0981-4508-69-1(OCoLC)859536362(MiFhGG)GVRL8QYZ(EXLCZ)99267000000043324220130529h20132013 uy 0engurun|---uuuuatxtccrThe generals of the Yang family four early plays /Wilt L. Idema, Harvard University, USA, Stephen H. West, Arizona State University, USANew Jersey :World Century :World Scientific,[2013]�20131 online resource (xxxviii, 228 pages) illustrationsGale eBooksDescription 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, 1038-1227DramaChinese dramaTranslations into English.895.1/2008Idema W. L(Wilt L.)900234Idema W. L(Wilt L.),West Stephen H.MiFhGGMiFhGGBOOK9910826389403321The generals of the Yang family3967794UNINA