A Dream of Glory (Fanhua meng): A Chuanqi Play by Wang Yun

Wang Yun

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September, 2008
Cloth, 300 pages,
ISBN: 978-962-996-309-5
The Chinese University Press
$39.00

Wang Yun (1749-1819) was a famous playwright in imperial China, and her A Dream of Glory is a significant, full length chaunqi about female dreams and desires. This volume provides a complete English translation with detailed annotations, an extensive introduction to traditional Chinese women's drama, and a foreword by Owen Aldridge.

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• Drama

About the Author

Qingyun Wu is professor of Chinese at California State University in Los Angeles.

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