Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents v
3. Illustrations vii
4. Acknowledgments ix
5. Introduction 1
6. Post-Midnight Skits
7. Lai Baozi (赖包子) 23
8. "Peddling Notions" 卖杂货 41
9. Historical Fiction
10. Empress Lü Usurps the Throne 吕后篡位 49
11. Yang Wenguang 杨文广 95
12. Short Version of River Yang 小阳河 137
13. Romance
14. The White Undershirt 白汗衫 187
15. Pavilion of the Immortals in Exile 谪仙楼 237
16. Works Cited and Bibliography of Chinese Puppet Theater 309