About this title: Although the first European rendering of a Chinese play occurred in 1735, translation of Chinese drama into Western languages has remained a spasmodic, occasional activity. Providing a much needed introduction to the magnitude, range, and quality of Chinese drama, William Dolby's Eight Chinese Plays translates works ranging from an early yuanben ...
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Description: Good. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Date Published: 1980-05
ISBN-13:9780231047609ISBN:0231047606
Description: Like New. We ship next business day. Expedited and International shipping available. If item does not meet your quality expectations just return it in less than 30 days from shipment and we will refund the value of the book =) read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Columbia University
Date Published: 12-12-80
ISBN-13:9780231047609ISBN:0231047606
Description: VERY GOOD. Crisp, clean, unread hardcover with light to moderate shelfwear/edgewear to boards, no dust jacket and a publisher's mark to one edge-Nice! ! 1.46 lbs. read more
Description: Good. [ No Hassle 30 Day Returns ] [ Underlining/Highlighting: NONE ] [ Writing: NONE ] [ Torn pages: NO ] [ Broken Seams: NO ] Publisher: Columbia University Press Pub Date: 4/1/2000 Binding: Paperback Pages: 336. read more
Edition: Later printing
Binding: Cloth (hardback).
Publisher: Columbia Univ. Press, New York
Date Published: 1980
Description: Trans. by Jean Mulligan. A very good copy with lightly soiled edges in a very good edgeworn dust jacket. ix, 317 pp. 8vo. Kao Mung's fourteenth century play is among the greatest Chinese dramas. read more
Description: Dust Jacket Included. New York: Columbia University Press, 1980. First edition. ISBN 0-231-04760-6. A modern translation of Kao Ming's 14th century dramatic masterpiece. A moralistic tragicomedy, the play tells how a devoted young wife, Zhao Wuniang, wanders as an itinerant lute player searching for her husband, Cai Bojie, an ambitious scholar who has abandoned her and his aging parents in quest of fame at the court. Completed about 1367, it won the favor of the founding Ming emperor and ... read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Date Published: 1980
ISBN-13:9780231047609ISBN:0231047606
Description: Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 0231047606. Dust jacket has a little rumpling at head of spine, now protected by fresh mylar cover. Book has owner's stamp, in Chinese and English, to front pastedown, no other defects. Pages are clean and crisp, binding is tight; book appears unread. English translation of a 14th century masterpiece of Chinese drama. Includes lengthy introduction by the translator, Glossary, Bibliography. Translations from the Asian Classics Series. 8vo-8" to 9" tall. 317 ... read more
Edition: First Paperbk?
Binding: First?
Publisher: Columbia University Press, New York
Date Published: 1980
ISBN-13:9780231047616ISBN:0231047614
Description: good. 24 cm, 317, glossary, bibliography. Inscribed by the translator. "Translations from the Oriental classics. " A moralistic tragicomedy, the play tells how a devoted young wife, Zhao Wuniang, wanders as an itinerant lute player searching for her husband, Cai Bojie, an ambitious scholar who has abandoned her and his parents in quest of fame at the court. read more
Edition: \N
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Date Published: 1980
ISBN-13:9780231047609ISBN:0231047606
Description: BRAND NEW HARDCOVER. 9 by 6 inches. This book is printed on demand [allow 1-2 weeks for printing]. (00336 pages) lang=english accessory: no accessory (Hardcover ) read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Columbia Univ Pr, Irvington, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1980
ISBN-13:9780231047616ISBN:0231047614
Description: Very Good. No Dustjacket. 6.5x9.5. DRA 016116 LIVEZEY Very solid and clean soft cover, no marks at all within, light exterior wear. read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Date Published: 1980
ISBN-13:9780231047616ISBN:0231047614
Description: Good. No dust jacket as issued. No underlining or marks. Cover shows normal wear. Text in Chinese, English. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 317 p. Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: Cloth
Publisher: Columbia Univ Pr, New York
Date Published: 1980
ISBN-13:9780231047609ISBN:0231047606
Description: Very Good in Very Good jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Apparent 1st printing. Translated by Jean Mulligan. Brown cloth with bright silver lettering on spine. Corners and spine ends a little bumped, practically no wear. Page edges some foxed and bumped. DJ shows minor shelf wear and light foxing. Binding and interior excellent, pages a little tan but quite clean, no markings. 317 pages. Free U.S. tracking, ships in cardboard. read more
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