Six Yuan Plays: The Orphan of Chao; the Soul of Ch'ien-Nu Leaves Her Body; the Injustice Done to You Ngo;Chang Boils the Sea; Autumn in Han Palace; a Stratagem of Interlocking Rings; (Classics) - Softcover

Jung-En, Liu

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0140442626 ISBN 13: 9780140442625

Publisher: Penguin Classics, 1977

Synopsis

Although their Mongol overlords (beginning with the founding of the Yuan dynasty by Kublai Khan in 1280) tyrannized the Chinese in nearly every area of life, the arts enjoyed a new-found freedom. On the one hand oppressed, on the other released from the straight-jacket of Confucianism, the Chinese made the most of recent developments in poetry and drama. Yuan plays were a tonic, an amazing spectacle - colorful outbursts of singing, dancing, music, acting and mime. They poured new life into old stories - oppressors were ridiculed, servants became masters, scenes changed, day followed night in the twinkling of an eye - and audiences flocked to enjoy what must have been complete entertainment.

About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin Classics
• Publication date: 1977
• ISBN 10: 0140442626
• ISBN 13: 9780140442625
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 288