“" . . . [a] superb adaptation of one of the more complex pieces of traditional Chinese vernacular literature . . . a sapphire in the crown of chuanqi drama, a play the luster of which shines undimmed in Cyril Birch's lively rendition." —Journal of Asian Studies
One of the world's greatest love stories in its first complete English translation, brought up-to-date in this new edition. Cyril Birch has captured all the elegance, lyricism, and subtle humor of this drama by Tang Xianzu, perhaps the finest of the Ming dramatists.”
“Birch (Univ. of California, Berkeley) has captured the beauty and elegance of Tang's original drama, conveying even the humor of subtle puns. . . . October 2002”
— Choice
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