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The Peony Pavilion, Second Edition: Mudan Ting

The Peony Pavilion, Second Edition: Mudan Ting - Paperback

by Xianzu Tang
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Availability:In StockContributor:Xianzu Tang, Cyril Birch (Translator), Catherine Swatek (Introduction by)Publish date:2002-03-18Pages:384
Language:EnglishPublisher:Indiana University PressISBN-13:9780253215277ISBN-10:253215277UPC:9780253215277Book Category:DramaBook Subcategory:AsianSize:9.20 x 6.10 x 0.60 inchesWeight:1.2015Product ID:SCCZ87RTN7

The celebrated English translation of this classic work of Chinese literature is now available in an updated paperback edition. Written in 1598 by Tang Xianzu, The Peony Pavilion is one of literature's most memorable love stories and a masterpiece of Ming drama. Cyril Birch has captured all the elegance, lyricism, and subtle, earthy humor of this panoramic tale of romance and Chinese society. When Indiana University Press first published the text in 1981, it seemed doubtful that the work would ever be performed in its entirety again, but several spectacular and controversial productions have toured the world in recent years. For this second edition, which contains a fully revised text of the translation, Cyril Birch and Catherine Swatek reflect on contemporary performances of the play in light of its history.

Language:EnglishPublisher:Indiana University PressISBN-13:9780253215277ISBN-10:253215277UPC:9780253215277Book Category:DramaBook Subcategory:AsianSize:9.20 x 6.10 x 0.60 inchesWeight:1.2015Product ID:SCCZ87RTN7

Cyril Birch is Agassiz Professor Emeritus of Chinese and Comparative Literature, University of California, Berkeley. His books include the
two-volume Anthology of Chinese Literature, Stories from a Ming Collection, Scenes for Mandarins, Mistress and Maid, and Tales from China.

Catherine Swatek is Associate Professor of Asian Studies, University of British Columbia, and author of Peony Pavilion Onstage: Four Centuries in the Career of a Chinese Drama.


Publisher: Indiana University Press

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2nd Edition

Contributor(s)

Xianzu Tang, Cyril Birch (Translator), Catherine Swatek (Introduction by)

Author

Xianzu Tang

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