Introduction: The Cultural Significance of Chinese Drama

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1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Thematic contents ix
4. Preface to the how to read Chinese literature series xxv
5. A note on how to use this anthology xxvii
6. Chronology of historical events xxxi
7. Symbols, abbreviations, and typographical usage xliii
8. Introduction: The Cultural Significance of Chinese Drama 1
9. Part I: Yuan and Ming dynasties: Zaju Plays
10. 1 The Story of the Western Wing: Tale, Ballad, and Play 31
11. 2 Purple Clouds, Wrong Career, and The Tiger Head Plaque: Jurchen Foreigners in Early Drama 52
12. 3 The Pavilion for Praying to the Moon and The Injustice to Dou E: The Innovation of the Female Lead 78
13. 4 The Story of the Western Wing: Theater and the Printed Image 101
14. 5 The Orphan of Zhao: The Meaning of Loyalty and Filiality 127
15. 6 The Female Mulan Joins the Army in Place of Her Father: Gender and Performance 151
16. Part II Ming Dynasty and Early Qing Dynasty: Nanxi and Chuanqi Plays
17. 7 Top Graduate Zhang Xie and The Lute: Scholar, Family, and State 171
18. 8 The Southern Story of the Western Wing (Nan Xixiang) Traditional Kunqu Composition, Interpretation, and Performance 191
19. 9 The Peony Pavilion: Emotions, Dreams, and Spectatorship 212
20. 10 The Green Peony and The Swallow’s Letter: Drama and Politics 235
21. 11 A Much-Desired Match: Playwriting, Stagecraft, and Entrepreneurship 257
22. 12 The Peach Blossom Fan and Palace of Everlasting Life: History, Romance, and Performance 285
23. Part III Mid–Qing Dynasty: Zaju and Chuanqi Plays
24. 13 Song of Dragon Well Tea and Other Court Plays: Stage Directions, Spectacle, and Panegyrics 309
25. 14 The Eight-Court Pearl: Performance Scripts and Political Culture 325
26. Part IV Ming, Qing, and Modern Eras: Ritual Plays
27. 15 Mulian Rescues His Mother: Play Structure, Ritual, and Soundscapes 349
28. 16 The Story of Hua Guan Suo: Chantefable and Ritual Plays 367
29. Acknowledgments 387
30. Contributors 389
31. Visual resources 395
32. Glossary-index 401