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With a history of more than 500 years, Kunqu ruled as the predominant classical theatre during the Ming and the Qing dynasties in China. Proclaimed by the United Nations in 2001 as "a masterpiece of the oral and intangible heritage of humanity," Kunqu stands today as the towering dramatic and musical genre, in which beauty reigns supreme. In this bilingual book, a selection of 26 translated highlight acts from 9 outstanding Kunqu plays is presented, including The Peony Pavilion, The Palace of Eternal Youth, among others. All the translations are based on the versions as how they are performed on stage. These scenes are translated into an English marked by a poetic flow and elegance to match the original classical language of Kunqu, whose quintessential spirit is poetry. This bilingual book may enable the readers to savour the riveting Kunqu tales through appreciation of both languages. Furthermore, this book may well serve as a textbook lesson to the effort of translating classical Chinese dramas into non-Chinese languages, when they are presented outside of China.

Author

汪班编译

Publisher

北京:外文出版社

Published

2009

Language

ZH

ISBN

9787119057293