Love for a laugh the comic in romantic chuanqi plays of the 17th and 18th centuries / by Yanbing Tan.
| Author/creator | Tan, Yanbing |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2023] |
| Description | viii, 169 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from eBooks on EBSCOhost |
| Subjects |
| Series | Sinica leidensia, 0169-9563 ; volume 158 |
| Contents | The burden of selfish desires : Wu Bing's (1595-1648) comic adaptation of the legend of Xiaoqing in The remedy for jealous -- Love by accident : mistake as a comic device in Ruan Dacheng's (1587-1646) The swallow's letter -- Lazy husbands and diligent wives : ironic unions in Li Yu's (1611-1680) Ideal love matches -- A "glorious" dream of awkward romance : humor and dires in Wang Yun's (1749-1819) A dream of glory. |
| Abstract | "After the strikingly beautiful Peony Pavilion, how could one write about love and the ideal of emotional authenticity (qing) in the chuanqi genre? This book presents a group of creative dramatists who confronted this challenge by giving the romantic theme of chuanqi their unique comic twists. This book demonstrates how their comic articulations bring the qing ideal down to the mundane world of family obligations, political ambitions, commercial interests, and gender frustrations. By highlighting the crucial but understudied role that the comic plays, this book enriches our understanding of the intellectual depth and critical scope of the chuanqi genre"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2023011792 |
| ISBN | 9789004547728 (hardback ; acid-free paper) |
| ISBN | (ebook) |
Availability
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |