Injustice to Tou O (Tou O y An): A Study and Translation

by Chung-wen Shih and Shih Chung-Wen

A study and translation of Tou O Y an, a traditional Chinese drama by Kuan Hanch'ing, the leading playwright of the Y an period (1279-1368). The play remained a popular favourite and is still performed in the Peking opera theatres in a revised version, under the title Snow in Midsummer. In her very full introduction Professor Shih discusses the literary and historical background to the play - the language and conventions of Y an drama and its remarkable...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521097398
• ISBN13: 9780521097390
• Release Date: February 1973
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 408 Pages
• Weight: 1.13 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.5" x 8.5"