Description
Book SynopsisFocusing on two late-Ming or early-Qing plays central to the Chinese canon (
Peony Pavilion and
Peach Blossom Fan), this study explores crucial questions concerning personal identity.
Trade Review“This is an original and thought-provoking study.”—Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies
“...the main news about this book is that it is a solid, learned, perceptive, coherent, and information-packed study of Ming and Qing drama that will amply reward the time of any reader interetsed in the cultural, intellectual, and esthetic history of late imperial China.”—Eric Henry, University of North Carolina
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Prologue Part I. Mudan Ting: Introduction to Mudan ting 1. The girl's protrait 2. The lover's dream 3. The emperor's promise Part II. Taohua Shan: Introduction to Taohua shan 4. The prostitute's fan 5. The actor's stage 6. The emperor's throne Epilogue Notes Bibliography Index.
