This anthology positive aspects translations of ten seminal performs written throughout the Yuan dynasty (1279–1368), a interval thought of the golden age of chinese language theater. via turns lyrical and earthy, sentimental and ironic, Yuan drama spans a vast emotional, linguistic, and stylistic diversity. Combining sung arias with declaimed verses and doggerels, dialogues and mime, and jokes and acrobatic feats, Yuan drama shaped an essential component of China's tradition of functionality and leisure within the 13th and fourteenth centuries.
To date, few Yuan-dynasty performs were translated into English. recognized translators and students have supervised the making of this assortment and upload a brief description to every play. A common advent situates all decisions inside of their cultural and old contexts.
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