Monks, Bandits, Lovers, and Immortals: Eleven Early Chinese Plays

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Main Details

Title Monks, Bandits, Lovers, and Immortals: Eleven Early Chinese Plays
Authors and Contributors      Edited and translated by Stephen H. West
Edited and translated by Wilt L. Idema
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:512
Category/GenrePlays, playscripts
ISBN/Barcode 9781603842013
ClassificationsDewey:895.124408
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Hackett Publishing Co, Inc
Imprint Hackett Publishing Co, Inc
Publication Date 1 March 2010
Publication Country United States

Description

"This magnificent collection of eleven early [1250-1450] Chinese plays will give readers a vivid sense of life and a clear understanding of dramatic literature during an extraordinarily eventful period in Chinese history. Not only are the eleven plays in this volume expertly translated into lively, idiomatic English, they are each provided with illuminating, scholarly introductions that are yet fully intelligible to the educated lay reader. A marvelous volume." -Victor Mair, University of Pennsylvania

Author Biography

Stephen H. West is Foundation Professor of Chinese, Arizona State University. Wilt L. Idema is Professor of Chinese Literature, Harvard University.

Reviews

"This magnificent collection of eleven early [1250-1450] Chinese plays will give readers a vivid sense of life and a clear understanding of dramatic literature during an extraordinarily eventful period in Chinese history. Not only are the eleven plays in this volume expertly translated into lively, idiomatic English; they are each provided with illuminating, scholarly introductions that are yet fully intelligible to the educated lay reader. A marvelous volume." -- Victor Mair, University of Pennsylvania "West and Idema's Monks, Bandits, Lovers, and Immortals represents a milestone in the reception of early Chinese drama in the West. Not only do the translations of eleven plays take precision, readability, and range to new heights, but the substantial yet accessible Introduction, together with a number of useful appendices, illustrations, and tables, make it the anthology of choice for courses in Chinese literature, world literature, and theater." -- Patricia Sieber, Ohio State University