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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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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| Pubblicazione: | New Jersey : , : World Century : , : World Scientific, , [2013] |
| �2013 | |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (xxxviii, 228 pages) : illustrations |
| Disciplina: | 895.1/2008 |
| Soggetto topico: | Chinese drama - Translations into English |
| Soggetto geografico: | China History Song dynasty, 960-1279 Drama |
| China History Xi Xia dynasty, 1038-1227 Drama | |
| Persona (resp. second.): | IdemaW. L (Wilt L.) |
| WestStephen H. | |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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 | |
| Sommario/riassunto: | 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 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 |
| Titolo autorizzato: | The generals of the Yang family |
| ISBN: | 981-4508-69-1 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910826389403321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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