Master Tung's Western Chamber Romance FROM THE PUBLISHER
This twelfth century masterpiece suffered virtual oblivion from the late fourteenth century until 1912, when it was rediscovered by the great sinologist Wang Kuo-wei who helped restore it to its preeminent position in Chinese literature. Comprising 184 prose passages and 5,263 lines of verse to be narrated and sung by a performing singer-storyteller, it is an elaboration of the T´ang dynasty love story, The Story of Ying-ying, by Yuan Chen (779-831).
SYNOPSIS
This twelfth century masterpiece comprises 184 prose passages and 5,263 lines of verse to be narrated and sung by a performing singer-storyteller. It is an elaboration of the T´ang dynasty love story, The Story of Ying-ying, by Yuan Chen (779-831).
FROM THE CRITICS
Victor Mair
Complete and accurate, lively and colorful. This is a vital text for understanding the evolution of the prosimetric form in China since the Sung period.
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