Xu Shuo Fang said opera

Author: Xu Shuoquan
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Publish Date: 2000-12-01
Features: Mr. Xu Shuoquan is a renowned expert in the field of Chinese opera research. This book selects over ten of his essays, emphasizing exploration and discovery. It does not confine itself to the conclusions of predecessors on major issues in opera, such as regarding Yuanqu (Zaju) as a literary genre of its time, further clarifying that Yuanqu actually contains a significant amount of Song-Jin Zaju. On the dispute between Tang Xianzu and Shen Jing, it focuses on the emphasis on literary brilliance and versification rules, delving deeper into the more profound disagreements between the two. The author pays great attention to his predecessors.