abstract: This thesis examines the play Qian Dayin zhichong Xie Tianxiang, written by the Yuan dynasty (1271-1368) playwright Guan Hanqing (c.1225-1302). The first chapter of this paper provides brief background information about northern style Yuan drama (zaju) as well as a plot summary and notes about the analysis and translation. Through a close reading of the play, I hope to illustrate how the play's complicated ending and lack of complete resolution reveals why it has received relatively little attention from scholars who have previously discussed other strong, intelligent female characters in Guan Hanqing's plays. The second chapter of this thesis includes translation of the play that is comprised of a wedge preceding the four acts. Before each act of the play is a critical introduction and analysis of the act to follow. Although many of Guan Hanqing's plays have been translated into English, this play has never been translated. / Dissertation/Thesis / M.A. Asian Languages and Civilizations 2011
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:asu.edu/item:9109 |
| Date | January 2011 |
| Contributors | Byrnes, Kelli (Author), West, Stephen H (Advisor), Zou, Yu (Committee member), Ling, Xiaoqiao (Committee member), Arizona State University (Publisher) |
| Source Sets | Arizona State University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Masters Thesis |
| Format | 114 pages |
| Rights | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/, All Rights Reserved |
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