Injustice to Tou O (Tou O yüan); a study and translation.

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Author / Creator:Shih, Chung-wen, 1922-
Imprint:Cambridge [Eng.] University Press, 1972.
Description:xv, 390 p. 23 cm.
Language:English
Chinese
Series:Princeton-Cambridge studies in Chinese linguistics ; 4
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/907697
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Other uniform titles:Kuan, Han-chʻing, ca. 1210-ca. 1298. Tou O yüan.
ISBN:0521082285
Notes:Includes Chinese text of the Tou O yüan, with English translation.
Bibliography: p. 373-390.
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Summary:A study and translation of Tou O Yüan, a traditional Chinese drama by Kuan Hanch'ing, the leading playwright of the Yüan period (1279-1368). The play remained a popular favourite and is still performed in the Peking opera theatres in a revised version, under the title Snow in Midsummer. In her very full introduction Professor Shih discusses the literary and historical background to the play - the language and conventions of Yüan drama and its remarkable emergence under Mongol rule. The format used for the play itself represents an innovation in the presentation of materials for the students of Chinese literature and language. Each section of text (in Chinese characters) has an interlinear transliteration and literal translation, with a free translation, notes and commentary on the facing page.
Item Description:Includes Chinese text of the Tou O yüan, with English translation.
Physical Description:xv, 390 p. 23 cm.
Bibliography:Bibliography: p. 373-390.
ISBN:0521082285