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Title: The Story of the Western Wing
Condition: New
Author: Shi-fu Wang
Contributor: Stephen H. West (Introduction by), Wilt L. Idema (Introduction by)
Format: Paperback
ISBN-10: 0520201841
EAN: 9780520201842
ISBN: 9780520201842
Publisher: University of California Press
Genre: Literary Criticism
Topic: Poetry & Drama
Release Date: 31/03/1995
Description: 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.
Language: English
Country/Region of Manufacture: US
Item Height: 234mm
Item Length: 156mm
Item Width: 23mm
Item Weight: 544g
Release Year: 1995

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