{"product_id":"persons-roles-and-minds-9780804742023","title":"Persons Roles and Minds","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFocusing on two late-Ming or early-Qing plays central to the Chinese canon (\u003ci\u003ePeony Pavilion\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePeach Blossom Fan\u003c\/i\u003e), this study explores crucial questions concerning personal identity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“This is an original and thought-provoking study.”—Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies\u003cbr\u003e“...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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments  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.","brand":"Stanford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49405546070359,"sku":"9780804742023","price":28.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780804742023.jpg?v=1730492787","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/persons-roles-and-minds-9780804742023","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}