牡丹亭 by Xianzu Tang
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"牡丹亭" by Xianzu Tang is a romantic tragicomedy play written in 1598. Set in the final days of the Southern Song dynasty, it tells the story of sixteen-year-old Du Liniang, who dreams of a passionate encounter with scholar Liu Mengmei in her family's garden. Unable to forget this dream lover, Liniang dies of lovesickness—but death proves not to be the end. When the underworld declares their marriage predestined, an extraordinary reunion becomes
possible, leading to resurrection, disbelief, imprisonment, and an unexpected imperial intervention. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Tang, Xianzu, 1550-1616 |
|---|---|
| Title | 牡丹亭 |
| Alternate Title | Mu dan ting |
| Alternate Title | Peony Pavilion |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Peony_Pavilion |
| Credits | Produced by Jane Wu |
| Language | Chinese |
| LoC Class | PL: Language and Literatures: Languages and literatures of Eastern Asia, Africa, Oceania |
| Subject | Chinese drama -- Ming dynasty, 1368-1644 |
| Subject | Dreams -- Drama |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 23849 |
| Release Date | Dec 13, 2007 |
| Last Update | Dec 16, 2007 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 1075 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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