墙头马上--英文

the plays of the yuan dynasty are a highpoint in the history of chinese literature comparable to the descriptive prose of the han, the classic poetry of the tang, and the ci poems of the song dynasties. these plays, mostly written by poor scholars, present city life in a style popular with the ordinary townspeople of the time. therefore, they actually surpass the descriptive prose of han, the classic poetry of tang and the ci poems of song in terms of the breadth and scope of social life they de

Contents Introduction Over the Wall Bai Pu Snow in Midsummer Guan Hanqing The Rescue of a Courtesan Guan Hanqing The Riverside Pavilion Guan Hanqing Romance of the West Chamber Wang Shifu Sorrow in the Han Palace Ma Zhiyuan The Tiger-Head Belt Li Zhifu The Money Keeper Zheng Tingyu The Zhao Orphan Ji Junxiang Li Kui Bears the Rod Kang Jingzhi Zhang Yu Boils the Sea Li Haogu Case of the Chalk Circle Li Qianfu Journey of Qiannu's Spirit Zheng Guangzu Grain Sale in Chenzhou Author Unknown