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A Glossary of Words and Phrases in the Oral Performing and Dramatic Literatures of the Jin, Yuan, and Ming: Volume 89
Contributor(s): Johnson, Dale (Author)

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 ISBN: 089264138X     ISBN-13: 9780892641383
Publisher: U of M Center for Chinese Studies
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Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: January 2002
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Annotation: This work covers the oral performing and dramatic literatures of China written over the four hundred year period from a.d. 1200 to 1600. It contains approximately 8,000 entries based on the reading notes and glosses found in various dictionaries, thesauruses, glossaries, and editions of works from that period. As late as 1981, no comprehensive dictionary or glossary for this literature existed in any language, Asian or Western. With this aid even a relative novice having a reasonable command of Chinese can read, translate, and appreciate this great body of literature with an ease undreamed of even two decades ago.
Now retired, Dale R. Johnson was Professor of Chinese and chair of East Asian Studies, Oberlin College. He has published "Yuan Music Drama: Studies in Prosody and Structure" and "A Complete Catalogue of Northern Arias in the Dramatic Style,"


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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Performing Arts | Reference
- Performing Arts | Theater - History & Criticism
- Literary Criticism | Drama
Dewey: 792.03
LCCN: 99-58183
Series: Michigan Monographs in Chinese Studies (Hardcover)
Physical Information: 1.29" H x 6.35" W x 9.34" L (1.51 lbs) 368 pages
Themes:
- Cultural Region - Chinese
- Ethnic Orientation - Chinese
Features: Bibliography, Glossary, Index, Price on Product
 
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For many years, the oral performing and dramatic literatures of China from 1200 to 1600 CE were considered some of the most difficult texts in the Chinese corpus. They included ballad medleys, comic farces, Yuan music dramas, Ming music dramas, and the novel Shuihu zhuan. The Japanese scholars who first dedicated themselves to study these works in the mid-twentieth century were considered daring. As late as 1981, no comprehensive dictionary or glossary for this literature existed in any language, Asian or Western.A Glossary of Words and Phrases fills this gap for Western readers, allowing even a relative novice who has resonable command of Chinese to read, translate, and appreciate this great body of literature with an ease undreamed of even two decades ago. The Glossary is organized into approximately 8,000 entries based on the reading notes and glosses found in various dictionaries, thesauruses, glossaries, and editions of works from the period. Main entries are listed alphabetically in the pinyin romanization system. In addition to glosses, entries include symbolic annotations, guides to pronunciation, and text citations. The result is a broadly useful glossary serving the needs of students of this literature as well as scholars researching Jin and Yuan language and its usage.
 
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