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The Story of the Western Wing Paperback - 1995

by Shi-Fu Wang; Introduction by Stephen H. West; Introduction by Wilt L. Idema


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China's most important love comedy, Wang Shifu's Xixiangji, or The Story of the Western Wing, is a rollicking play that chronicles the adventures of the star-crossed lovers Oriole and Student Zhang. Since its appearance in the thirteenth century, it has enjoyed unparalleled popularity. The play has given rise to innumerable sequels, parodies, and rewritings; it has influenced countless later plays, short stories, and novels and has played a crucial role in the development of drama criticism. This translation of the full and complete text of the earliest extant version is available in paperback for the first time. The editors' introduction will inform students of Chinese cultural and literary traditions.

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  • Title The Story of the Western Wing
  • Author Shi-Fu Wang; Introduction by Stephen H. West; Introduction by Wilt L. Idema
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition [ Edition: Repri
  • Pages 300
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher University of California Press, Berkeley
  • Date 1995-03-31
  • Features Bibliography, Glossary, Index, Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9780520201842 / 0520201841
  • Weight 1.24 lbs (0.56 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.04 x 6.12 x 0.85 in (22.96 x 15.54 x 2.16 cm)
  • Themes
    • Cultural Region: Asian - Chinese
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 94041014
  • Dewey Decimal Code 895.124

About the author

Stephen H. West is Professor of East Asian Languages at the University of California, Berkeley. Wilt L. Idema is Professor of Chinese Languages and Literatures at Leiden University.
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