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OverviewThis 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 more male-centered tradition than that performed in the Qing dynasty.This volume offers the only complete English-language translation of these early plays. These plays allow access to the earliest phase in the development of the Yang Family saga. The plays provide information on the staging of large battle scenes on the stage and have considerable literary and cultural value. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Wilt Lukas Idema (Harvard Univ, Usa) , Stephen H West (Arizona State Univ, Usa)Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Imprint: World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Dimensions: Width: 14.50cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.540kg ISBN: 9789814508681ISBN 10: 9814508683 Pages: 268 Publication Date: 18 September 2013 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Tertiary & Higher Education , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsThe Generals of the Yang Family on Stage in the Yuan and Ming Dynasties; The Eighth Great Prince Opens and Proclamation and Saves a Loyal Vassal; At Bright Sky Pagoda Meng Liang Steals the Bones; Xie Jinwu Underhandedly Tears Down Clear Breeze Mansion; Yang Six Lines up his Troops and Defeats the Heavenly Battle Array; Appendix I: A Summary of Expanded Account of Loyalty and Bravery over Successive Generations of the Yang Family; Appendix II: A Summary of the Relevant Chapters from An Account of [The Prince] of Southern Song and a Summary of An Account of the Northern Song; Appendix III: The Three Passes; Appendix IV: The Theft of the Bones: Three Versions.ReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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