This collection is first of all an anthology of early Chinese drama, presenting a number of plays that in and of themselves are important as representatives of zaju as it was performed in the urban theaters of the Yuan and on the palace stage of the Ming. In each case we have based our rendition on the earliest available edition in some cases we additionally provide a translation of a later version if that version departs in important aspects from the earlier version. These plays cover the major episodes in this saga, from the famous scene of the oath in the Peach Orchard, when Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei swear brotherhood, until the moment many years and many battles later when Guan Yu and Zhang Fei have been killed and their souls travel to Chengdu to appear to Liu Bei in his dream, calling for a bloody revenge. In this collection we present the translations of seven early plays on the saga of the Three Kingdoms. In a Dream Guan and Zhang, A Pair, Rush to Western ShuĪppendix 1: The Records of the Three Kingdoms in Plain Language Appendix 2: Excerpt from the Tale of Hua Guan SuoĪppendix 3: A Selection of Yuan Plays Version of The Plan of Interlocking Ringsīibliography and Suggested Readings Classified Glossary Index The Great King Guan and the Single Sword Meeting Thirty Yuan Plays Edition From a Ming Palace Edition Zhuge Liang Burns the Stores at Bowang Thirty Yuan Plays Edition From a Ming Palace Edition, Act 4 Liu Xuande Goes Alone to the Xiangyang MeetingĪnonymous 5. Guan Yunchang’s Righteous and Brave Refusal of GoldĪnonymous 4. In the Hall of Brocade Clouds: The Beauty and the Story of the Interlocking Rings Liu, Guan, and Zhang: The Tripartite Oath of Brotherhood in the Peach OrchardĪnonymous 2. Preface Introduction Table of Dynasties ConventionsĪnonymous 1.
Includes bibliographical references and index. West and Meera Dash Composition by Carol Pierson Printed at Data Reproductions Corporation Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Battles, betrayals, and brotherhood : early Chinese plays on the Three Kingdoms / edited and translated, with an introduction, by Wilt L. Box 44937 Indianapolis, IN 46244-0937 For information regarding performance rights, please email us at Cover design by Abigail Coyle Text design by Stephen H. All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America 16 15 14 13 12įor further information, please address: Hackett Publishing Company, Inc. Indianapolis/CambridgeĬopyright © 2012 by Hackett Publishing Company, Inc. BROTHERHOOD EARLY CHINESE PLAYS ON THE THREE KINGDOMSĮdited and Translated, with an Introduction, byīattles, Betrayals, and Brotherhood Early Chinese Plays on the Three Kingdoms
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