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Author : Rongyao Li
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 236 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Peach-blossom Fan & Other Qing Dynasty Stories written by Rongyao Li and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Shangren Kong
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 9780520029286
Total Pages : 334 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (292 download)
Download or read book T'ao-hua-shan written by Shangren Kong and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1976-01-01 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Peach Blossom Fan is a poetic drama about national cataclysm. More than 300 years ago, the last native Chinese imperial house fell before rebel onslaughts, made a short-lived attempt at restoration in the south, then yielded finally to the invading Manchus. Writing in the 1690s, Kng Shang-jen gathered the recollections of survivors. Out of these and a multitude of documentary accounts, he constructed a great historical play in the elegant Southern Chinese style. With compelling vividness he recreates confrontations between loyalists and those who would sell out to the newest master; nostalgic scenes of dalliance in riverside pavilions, with wine and poetry and beautiful girls; desperate stands on battlements of beleaguered cities; and more. Sir Harold Acton, who collaborated with the late S. H. Chen and Cyril Birch in making this translation, has captured in his lively English the spirit and nuances of the original. Prefatory materials and notes provide both historical and dramaturgical background for the reader full enjoyment of this masterpiece.
Author : T.L. Yang
Publisher : Hong Kong University Press
ISBN 13 : 9789622094772
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (947 download)
Download or read book The Peach Blossom Fan written by T.L. Yang and published by Hong Kong University Press. This book was released on 1998-11-01 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story is set in the last days of the Ming Dynasty, when the Manchu invaders were already in close proximity to the capital. Instead of fighting the enemy, the great officials of state devoted themselves to intrigues, corruption and self-aggrandizement. A few concerned individuals, mostly members of the literati, spent time in endless debates and took no practical action. It fell to a courtesan, the Perfumed Lady, to show them the way. Her young lover, Hou Fangyu, however, chose to relinquish the world, in spite of his earlier professions of patriotism. Broken-hearted, she retired to a convent and became a nun. Much of what appears in the book is factual. The principle characters were real people; even the fan existed.
Author : 孔尚仁
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ISBN 13 : 9787508521626
Total Pages : 123 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (216 download)
Download or read book Peach Blossom Fan written by 孔尚仁 and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 123 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Peach Blossom Fan is a great masterpiece of Kun opera and has been a favorite of Chinese audiences for more than 300 years. It takes the love story between the Revival Society poet Hou Fanyu and the beautiful river courtesan Li Xiangjun as its basis; but as a historical epic, it reflects the brief splendor and fall of the short-lived Southern Ming dynasty. This book, with plain words, intends to help foreign readers understand the story and appreciate classic Chinese opera"--Book jacket.
Author : Shangren Kong
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 312 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (848 download)
Download or read book The Peach Blossom Fan written by Shangren Kong and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Total Pages : 204 pages
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Download or read book The Pipa & Other Ming Dynasty Stories written by and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Enth. 1. Pi pa ji 2. Wang Jiaoniang 3. Banner of loyalty.
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ISBN 13 : 9781602202108
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (21 download)
Download or read book The Palace of Eternal Youth written by and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In The Palace of eternal youth, Tang Dynasty Emperor Li Longji is besotted with his imperial concubine, Yang Yuhuan. As he grows ever more captivated, he starts to neglect the affairs of the state, causing a government overthrow and putting the couple in danger. The Peony pavilion takes place during the Song Dynasty. An exquisite beauty named Du Liniang yearns to escape the confines of her wealthy, but restricted life. One day, she explores the forbidden garden behind her house she falls asleep and dreams of a young lover named Liu Mengmei, who she comes to realize does not exist; or does he? The Peach blossom fan occurs during the downfall of the Chongzhen Emperor, Zhu Yousong of the Ming Dynasty. It is the story of Hou Chaozong, a poor, but righteous scholar living in Nanjing, who protests against the corruption of the court. Chaozong falls prey to the scheme of a corrupt official who tries to buy his loyalty by introducing him to beautiful courtesan, Li Xiangjun.
Author : K'ung Shang-jen
Publisher : New York Review of Books
ISBN 13 : 1590178777
Total Pages : 353 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (91 download)
Download or read book The Peach Blossom Fan written by K'ung Shang-jen and published by New York Review of Books. This book was released on 2015-07-21 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A tale of battling armies, political intrigue, star-crossed romance, and historical cataclysm, The Peach Blossom Fan is one of the masterpieces of Chinese literature, a vast dramatic composition that combines the range and depth of a great novel with the swift intensity of film. In the mid-1640s, famine sweeps through China. The Ming dynasty, almost 300 years old, lurches to a bloody end. Peking falls to the Manchus, the emperor hangs himself, and Ming loyalists take refuge in the southern capital of Nanking. Two valiant generals seek to defend the city, but nothing can overcome the corruption, decadence, and factionalism of the court in exile. The newly installed emperor cares for nothing but theater, leaving practical matters to the insidious Ma Shih-ying. Ma’s crony Juan Ta-ch’eng is as unscrupulous an operator as he is sophisticated a poet. He diverts resources from the starving troops in order to stage a spectacular production of his latest play. History, however, has little time for make-believe, though the earnest members of the Revival Club, centered on the handsome young scholar Hou Fang-yü and his lover Fragrant Princess, struggle to discover a happy ending.
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Total Pages : 124 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book Summer Snow & Other Yuan Dynasty Stories written by and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Richard T. Wang
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
ISBN 13 : 9780810833500
Total Pages : 354 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (335 download)
Download or read book Area Bibliography of China written by Richard T. Wang and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 1997 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A combination of scholarly, commercial, and popular interests has generated a large quantity of literature on every aspect of Chinese life during the past two decades. This bibliography reflects these combined interests; it is broken up into sections by subject headings, and cross-references refer the researcher to related topics.
Author : Paolo Santangelo
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9789004123601
Total Pages : 632 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (236 download)
Download or read book Sentimental Education in Chinese History written by Paolo Santangelo and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2003-01-01 with total page 632 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A pionering inquiry on the role, perception and representation of emotional sphere in traditional Chinese culture provides a fascinating contribution on a key anthropological problem, in order to understand not only pre-modern private history, but also contemporary Chinese society. The importance of this work goes beyond Chinese studies.
Author : Zhi Dao
Publisher : DeepLogic
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Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)
Download or read book From Xia Dynasty to Qing Dynasty: An Overview of the History of Chinese Dynasties written by Zhi Dao and published by DeepLogic. This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book is the volume of "From Xia Dynasty to Qing Dynasty: An Overview of the History of Chinese Dynasties" among a series of books for "China Classified Histories".
Author : David Damrosch
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 0470671904
Total Pages : 1789 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (76 download)
Download or read book Literature written by David Damrosch and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2022-06-20 with total page 1789 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: LITERATURE A WORLD HISTORY An exploration of the history of the world’s literatures and the many varieties of literary expression Literature: A World Historyencompasses all the world’s major literary traditions, emphasizing the interrelationship of local and national cultures over time. Spanning global literature from the beginnings of recorded history to the present day, this expansive four-volume set examines the many varieties of the world’s literatures in their social and intellectual contexts. Its four volumes are devoted to literature before 200 CE, from 200 to 1500, from 1500 to 1800, and from 1800 to 2000, with four dozen contributors providing new insights into the art of literature, and addressing the situation of literature in the world today. Organized throughout in six broad regions—Africa, the Americas, East Asia, Europe, South Asia, Southeast Asia, and Oceania, and West and Central Asia—Literature: A World History offers readers a clear and consistent treatment of diverse forms of literary expression across time and place. Throughout the text, particular emphasis is placed on literary institutions within different regional and linguistic cultures and on the relations between literature and a spectrum of social, political, and religious contexts. Features work by an international panel of leading scholars from around the globe, in Africa, the Middle East, South and East Asia, Australia and New Zealand, Europe, and the United States Provides a balanced overview of national and global literature from all major regions of the world from antiquity to the present Highlights the specificity of regional and local cultures throughout much of literary history, together with cross-cutting essays on topics such as different writing systems, court cultures, and utopias Literature: A World History is an invaluable reference work for undergraduate and graduate students as well as scholars looking for a wide-ranging overview of global literary history.
Download or read book The Peach blossom fan written by and published by . This book was released on 1960 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Total Pages : 598 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Singapore National Bibliography written by and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 598 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Xifan Li
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN 13 : 3110790939
Total Pages : 440 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (17 download)
Download or read book A General History of Chinese Art written by Xifan Li and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2022-10-03 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume investigates the artistic development during the Qing Dynasty, the last of imperial Chinese dynasties, and shows the importance of opera and playwriting during this time period. Further analysis is dedicated to the development of scroll painting and the revival of calligraphy and seal carving. A General History of Chinese Art comprises six volumes with a total of nine parts spanning from the Prehistoric Era until the 3rd year of Xuantong during the Qing Dynasty (1911). The work provides a comprehensive compilation of in-depth studies of the development of art throughout the subsequent reign of Chinese dynasties and explores the emergence of a wide range of artistic categories such as but not limited to music, dance, acrobatics, singing, story telling, painting, calligraphy, sculpture, architecture, and crafts. Unlike previous reference books, A General History of Chinese Art offers a broader overview of the notion of Chinese art by asserting a more diverse and less material understanding of arts, as has often been the case in Western scholarship.
Author : Wilt L. Idema
Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 566 pages
Book Rating : 4.X/5 (4 download)
Download or read book Trauma and Transcendence in Early Qing Literature written by Wilt L. Idema and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2006 with total page 566 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The collapse of the Ming dynasty and the Manchu conquest of China were traumatic experiences for Chinese intellectuals. The 12 chapters in this volume and the introductory essays on early Qing poetry, prose, and drama understand the writings of this era wholly or in part as attempts to recover from or transcend the trauma of the transition years.
