Complete Yuan Qu (Volume 1 and 2)

Author: Su Shusen (Compiler)
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Features: This book includes 3,853 Yuan Dynasty qu (short songs) and 457 sets of qu (dramatic suites). These Yuan qu are rich in content and diverse in themes, providing a comprehensive reflection of the development of Yuan qu. The book is comprehensive in its coverage and accompanied by numerous annotations, making it a compilation of Yuan qu with strong systematic, theoretical, and knowledge-based characteristics. It serves not only as a reference for researchers of traditional Chinese opera but also offers ordinary readers a systematic and comprehensive understanding of the glorious history of Yuan qu. The book is arranged in the order of the authors' names, with brief biographies written for each author. The sources of the qu are annotated in detail at the end of each piece, accompanied by collation notes. The book compiles a total of 3,853 short qu and 457 sets of qu, excluding incomplete pieces, making it the most complete collection of Yuan qu to date.