| Description |
1 online resource (xvii, 335 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Preface; Principal Characters; A Dynastic Table; Introduction; 1. In Cai Yisuo's Bookshop; 2. Pockmarked Liu's Storytelling; 3. The Perfumed Lady and Hou Fangyu; 4. A Disturbance at the Imperial Academy; 5. Huang Taichong's Debate with Qian Muzhai; 6. Hou Fangyu Took a Temporary Concubine; 7. The Scholar's Party at the Peach Leaves River Houses; 8. A Banquet in the Stone Nest Garden; 9. The Enthronement of a New Emperor; 10. A Number of Self-Seeking Gentlemen; 11. No True Friends among Rogues; 12. President Shi, Board of War; 13. Taking a Concubine by Force |
| Summary |
The story is set in the last days of the Ming Dynasty, when the Manchu invaders were already in close proximity to the capital. Instead of fighting the enemy, the great officials of state devoted themselves to intrigues, corruption and self-aggrandizement |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| In |
HKU Press digital editions |
| Subject |
Chinese drama.
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Chinese literature.
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FICTION -- General.
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Chinese drama
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Chinese literature
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Yang, T. L., 1929-2023
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Kong, Shangren, 1648-1718.
Tao hua shan.
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孔尚仁. 1648-1718.
桃花扇
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| LC no. |
2005366088 |
| ISBN |
9789882202412 |
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9882202411 |
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9622094775 |
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9789622094772 |
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