Library of Chinese Classics: Romance of the Western Bower (Chinese-English Edition)

大中华文库: 西厢记 (汉英对照)

Hong Sheng/Yang Xianyi (translated)
ISBN: 978-7-5438-2535-2
Hunan Publishing Co.
442 pag. hardcover 16 x 24 cm

The Romance of the Western Bower,by Wang shifu of the Yuan Dynasty, is a gem of Chinese classical drama and a masterpiece of Chinese literature.The main theme of this play is the love between a young scholar named Zhang Gong and Cui Yingying(or Oriole), nineteen-year-old daughter of former Prime Minister Cui. This play is divided into five acts and twenty scenes.