{"product_id":"the-orphan-of-zhao-and-stephen-h-west-9780231168540","title":"The Orphan of Zhao and Other Yuan Plays: The Earliest Known Versions","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is the first anthology of Yuan-dynasty \u003ci\u003ezaju\u003c\/i\u003e (miscellaneous comedies) to introduce the genre to English-speaking readers exclusively through translations of the plays' fourteenth-century editions. Almost all previous translations of Yuan-dynasty \u003ci\u003ezaju\u003c\/i\u003e are based on late-Ming regularized editions that were heavily adapted for performance at the Ming imperial court and then extensively revised in the seventeenth century for the reading pleasure of Jiangnan literati. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThese early editions are based on leading actor scripts and contain arias, prose dialogue, and cue lines. They encompass a fascinating range of subject matter, from high political intrigue to commoner life and religious conversion. Crackling with raw emotion, violent imagery, and colorful language and wit, the \u003ci\u003ezaju\u003c\/i\u003e in this volume explore the consequences of loyalty and betrayal, ambition and enlightenment, and piety and drunkenness. The collection features seven of the twenty-six available untranslated \u003ci\u003ezaju\u003c\/i\u003e published in the fourteenth century, with a substantial introduction preceding each play and extensive annotations throughout. The editors also include translations of the Ming versions of four of the included plays and an essay that synthesizes recent Chinese and Japanese scholarship on the subject.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Stephen H. West\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0231168543\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780231168540\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Columbia University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/09\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 408\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.20h x 7.10w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2015 pg. 1651","brand":"Stephen H. West","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44890574389503,"sku":"9780231168540","price":75.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_475ae0e5-997e-4978-bd51-98545a8efb52.jpg?v=1709739425","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-orphan-of-zhao-and-stephen-h-west-9780231168540","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}