A Comparative Study of Sanqu Poems by Guan Hanqing, Ma Zhiyuan, and Wang Zhihuan

Author: Ma Xianci
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Publish Date: 2004-01-01
Features: Guan Hanqing, Bai Pu, and Ma Zhiyuan are known as the "Three Great Masters of Yuan Dynasty Sanqu." Their works were highly representative of the time and had a profound influence on later Sanqu creation. This book is a research work on Yuanqu, focusing specifically on the Sanqu of Guan Hanqing, Bai Pu, and Ma Zhiyuan. The author not only employs traditional and effective research methods to gather extensive information on the life stories, historical context, and individual works of the three masters but also skillfully uses quantitative statistical methods to conduct detailed and accurate statistical analyses and comparative studies of their Sanqu in terms of content, style, tonal patterns, characters, vocabulary, and rhetoric. This approach has led to a series of highly insightful conclusions.