The story of the western wing / Wang Shifu ; edited and translated with an introduction by Stephen H. West and Wilt L. Idema.

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Wang, Shifu, 1260-1316

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text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9780520916739
0520916735
0585266158
9780585266152

Uniform titles:

Xi xiang ji. English

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Story of the western wing.DDC classification:

895.1/244 20

LOC classification:

PL2693.H75 E5 1995eb

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Summary: "China's most important love comedy, Wang Shifu's Xixiangji, or The Story of the Western Wing, is a rollicking play that chronicles the adventures of the star-crossed lovers Oriole and Student Zhang. Since its appearance in the thirteenth century, it has enjoyed unparalleled popularity. The play has given rise to innumerable sequels, parodies, and rewritings it has influenced countless later plays, short stories, and novels and has played a crucial role in the development of drama criticism. This translation of the full and complete text of the earliest extant version is available in paperback for the first time. The editors' introduction will inform students of Chinese cultural and literary traditions." -- Publisher description.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 313-325) and index.

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"China's most important love comedy, Wang Shifu's Xixiangji, or The Story of the Western Wing, is a rollicking play that chronicles the adventures of the star-crossed lovers Oriole and Student Zhang. Since its appearance in the thirteenth century, it has enjoyed unparalleled popularity. The play has given rise to innumerable sequels, parodies, and rewritings it has influenced countless later plays, short stories, and novels and has played a crucial role in the development of drama criticism. This translation of the full and complete text of the earliest extant version is available in paperback for the first time. The editors' introduction will inform students of Chinese cultural and literary traditions." -- Publisher description.

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