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The world of traditional Chinese drama can be at once fascinating and bewildering to the uninitiated Western observer. Attuned to his own dramatic conventions, he is hard put to apprehend the delicate fusion of poetry, music, and subtle gesture which is the essence of Chinese theatre. Because of these difficulties, the task of translating traditional Chinese drama must go far beyond the conventional literary treatment and evoke the entire world of stagecraft and directing.
Longing for Worldly Pleasures (Ssu Fan) is a lyric monologue in which a young Buddhist laments the waning of her youth in the seclusion of the convent. The brief piece involves a complexity of mood which makes it an actor’s tour de force, undertaken only by the most highly skilled performers.
Fifteen Strings of Cash (Shih Wu Kuan), a much longer play, is a comic murder mystery satirizing bureaucratic ineptitude in the administration of justice. The comic lead role of Lou the Rat is a virtuoso part which illustrates the intricate mimetic art of the traditional comic actor and was the play’s main appeal to Chinese audiences.
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- PublisherUniv of Wisconsin Pr
- Publication date1967
- ISBN 10 0299053709
- ISBN 13 9780299053703
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages155
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Longing for Worldly Pleasures : Fifteen Strings of Cash
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Traditional Chinese Plays, Vol. 2: Longing for Worldly Pleasures
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Condition: Fair. Acceptable condition. No Dust Jacket Former Library book. Volume 2. (theater, plays, anthropology) A readable, intact copy that may have noticeable tears and wear to the spine. All pages of text are present, but they may include extensive notes and highlighting or be heavily stained. Includes reading copy only books. Seller Inventory # N16A-04566
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Traditional Chinese Plays, Vol. 2: Longing for Worldly Pleasures
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Condition: Very Good. Very Good condition. Very Good dust jacket. Volume 2. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp. Seller Inventory # X06OS-00214
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Traditional Chinese Plays - Volume 2 - Translated, described, annotated and illustrated by A.C. Scott. - Longing for Worldly Pleasures [by] Ssu Fan / Fifteen Strings of Cash [by] Shih Wu Kuan
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Hardcover. xvi, 156p., illustrated with eight pages of performance and portrait photos, hardbound in 8.5x5.5 inch grey-blue cloth boards and dust jacket. Expect foxing to the casebinding and edges, slight edgewear to dust jacket, item is in near-new condition: sound, and otherwise clean and unmarked (except for lightly penciled dealer code & price). Seller Inventory # 300219
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Traditional Chinese Plays, Vol. 2 (Only) : Longing for Worldly Pleasures and Fifteen Strings of Cash
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University of Wisconsin Press (1967), Madison, WI and London, 1967
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Traditional Chinese Plays, Volume 2: Longing for Worldly Pleasures
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University of Wisconsin Press, Madison WI, 1969
ISBN 10: 0299053709
ISBN 13: 9780299053703
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st. (USA) Presumed 1st edition, No markings, Fine in price-clipped Fine dust jacket, Cloth, 156pp, index, B&W photos plates and line drawings. Longing for Worldly Pleasures (Ssu Fan) is a lyric monologue in which a young Buddhist laments the waning of her youth in the seclusion of the convent. The brief piece involves a complexity of mood which makes it an actor's tour de force, undertaken only by the most highly skilled performers. Fifteen Strings of Cash (Shih Wu Kuan), a much longer play, is a comic murder mystery satirizing bureaucratic ineptitude in the administration of justice. The comic lead role of Lou the Rat is a virtuoso part which illustrates the intricate mimetic art of the traditional comic actor and was the play's main appeal to Chinese audiences. (1.5 JM HOQ 101/1 Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". Seller Inventory # 04626
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Traditional Chinese Plays Volume 2: Fifteen Strings of Cash/Longing for Worldly Pleasures
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Traditional Chinese Plays Volume 2: Longing for Worldkly Pleasures; Fifteen Strings of Cash
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University of Wisconsin Press, Madison/Milwaukee/London, 1969
ISBN 10: 0299053709
ISBN 13: 9780299053703
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Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Second volume only (of three) collecting and explicating Chinese dramatic forms; here, the two plays are from the lyrical k'un-ch'ü or K'unshan school, which preceded and was nearly completely replaced by the 'Peking' school. In this form, standard melodic themes indicate moods & situations, and the plays are coordinated in movement, gesture, & song, with characters conforming to set archtypes. Longing for Worldly Pleasures is a complex monologue, requiring an actor of extreme skill, portraying the lament of a young but aging Buddhist nun on her life; Fifteen Strings of Cash "is a comic murder mystery satirizing bureaucratic ineptitude in the administration of justice." Includes extensive set & costume notes, stage directions, historic context. Hardcover in jacket, as pictured. Light wear to book, minor bump to base of spine; jacket is slightly off-center, with minor edgewear, light creasing. Text clean; xvi, 156 pages; index, illustrations (mostly of costumes), b/w plates, mostly of a 1956 Beijing performance of Fifteen Strings. Size: Octavo. Seller Inventory # v0778
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