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Title: 牡丹亭

Alternate Title: Mu dan ting

Alternate Title: Peony Pavilion

Note: Wikipedia page about this book: https: //en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Peony_Pavilion

Credits: Produced by Jane Wu

Summary: "牡丹亭" by Xianzu Tang is a classical Chinese play written in the late 16th century. It is a celebrated work in the genre of chuanqi, blending romance and fantasy in a poetic and dramatic narrative. The play explores themes of love, dreams, and destiny, primarily focusing on the characters Du Liniang, a young maiden, and Liu Mengmei, a scholar who becomes entwined in her dreams. The opening of the play introduces the poignant and dreamlike connection between Du Liniang and Liu Mengmei. Du, feeling unfulfilled in her everyday life, dreams of a handsome scholar and falls deeply in love with him. This dream incites a profound longing and a mysterious illness that seems to connect her fate to Liu. Through poetic expressions, the initial scene sets the stage for a narrative steeped in romantic aspiration and the metaphysical realm of dreams, hinting at a story that intertwines love, longing, and the transcendent experience of encountering one's ideal partner. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Author: Tang, Xianzu, 1550-1616

EBook No.: 23849

Published: Dec 13, 2007

Downloads: 184

Language: Chinese

Subject: Chinese drama -- Ming dynasty, 1368-1644

Subject: Dreams -- Drama

LoCC: Language and Literatures: Languages and literatures of Eastern Asia, Africa, Oceania

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.

This edition has images.

Title: 牡丹亭

Alternate Title: Mu dan ting

Alternate Title: Peony Pavilion

Note: Wikipedia page about this book: https: //en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Peony_Pavilion

Credits: Produced by Jane Wu

Summary: "牡丹亭" by Xianzu Tang is a classical Chinese play written in the late 16th century. It is a celebrated work in the genre of chuanqi, blending romance and fantasy in a poetic and dramatic narrative. The play explores themes of love, dreams, and destiny, primarily focusing on the characters Du Liniang, a young maiden, and Liu Mengmei, a scholar who becomes entwined in her dreams. The opening of the play introduces the poignant and dreamlike connection between Du Liniang and Liu Mengmei. Du, feeling unfulfilled in her everyday life, dreams of a handsome scholar and falls deeply in love with him. This dream incites a profound longing and a mysterious illness that seems to connect her fate to Liu. Through poetic expressions, the initial scene sets the stage for a narrative steeped in romantic aspiration and the metaphysical realm of dreams, hinting at a story that intertwines love, longing, and the transcendent experience of encountering one's ideal partner. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Author: Tang, Xianzu, 1550-1616

EBook No.: 23849

Published: Dec 13, 2007

Downloads: 184

Language: Chinese

Subject: Chinese drama -- Ming dynasty, 1368-1644

Subject: Dreams -- Drama

LoCC: Language and Literatures: Languages and literatures of Eastern Asia, Africa, Oceania

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.