The Columbia Anthology of Yuan Drama Translations from the Asian Classics
by Columbia Anthology of Yuan Drama
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Description
This anthology features translations of ten seminal plays written during the Yuan dynasty (1279-1368), a period considered the golden age of Chinese theater. By turns lyrical and earthy, sentimental and ironic, Yuan drama spans a broad emotional, linguistic, and stylistic range. Combining sung arias with declaimed verses and doggerels, dialogues and mime, and jokes and acrobatic feats, Yuan drama formed a vital part of China's culture of performance and entertainment in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries.
To date, few Yuan-dynasty plays have been translated into English. Well-known translators and scholars have supervised the making of this collection and add a short description to each play. A general introduction situates all selections within their cultural and historical contexts.
Product Details
- Columbia University Press Brand
- Apr 15, 2014 Pub Date:
- 9780231122672 ISBN-13:
- 0231122675 ISBN-10:
- 432.0 pages Paperback
- English Language
- 9.75 in * 1 in * 7 in Dimensions:
- 2 lb Weight:
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