ABSTRACT
This play, first published in 1935, is a classic love story first written in the thirteenth century, and came to be seen in China as the play. It was banned by the authorities, yet ran into thousands of editions and no classical scholar would fail to recite these very passages because of the beauty of the language. It contains much useful information about life in China at the time, as well as the relationship between cultural traditions.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|46 pages
The Titles of the Four Acts of the first Part
part II|62 pages
The Titles of the Four Acts of the Second Part
part III|54 pages
The Titles of the Four Acts of the Third Part
part IV|54 pages
The Titles of the Four Acts of the Fourth Part
part Continuation|54 pages
The Titles of the Four Acts of the Continuation of ‘The Western Chamber’