LEADER 03057oam 2200469 450 001 9910787647103321 005 20190911112729.0 010 $a981-4508-69-1 035 $a(OCoLC)859536362 035 $a(MiFhGG)GVRL8QYZ 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000433242 100 $a20130529h20132013 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurun|---uuuua 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 04$aThe generals of the Yang family $efour early plays /$fWilt L. Idema, Harvard University, USA, Stephen H. West, Arizona State University, USA 210 1$aNew Jersey :$cWorld Century :$cWorld Scientific,$d[2013] 210 4$d?2013 215 $a1 online resource (xxxviii, 228 pages) $cillustrations 225 0 $aGale eBooks 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a981-4508-68-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aContents; 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 327 $aAppendix 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 330 $aThis 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 zaju, 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 606 $aChinese drama$xTranslations into English 607 $aChina$xHistory$ySong dynasty, 960-1279$vDrama 607 $aChina$xHistory$yXi Xia dynasty, 1038-1227$vDrama 615 0$aChinese drama$xTranslations into English. 676 $a895.1/2008 700 $aIdema$b W. L$g(Wilt L.)$0900234 702 $aIdema$b W. L$g(Wilt L.), 702 $aWest$b Stephen H. 801 0$bMiFhGG 801 1$bMiFhGG 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910787647103321 996 $aThe generals of the Yang family$93871297 997 $aUNINA