孔尚任编著的《桃花扇》内容介绍:In 1699, after more than ten years" work on three different drafts, KungShang-jen finally produced The Peach Blossom Fan, a traditional opera inforty scenes. The heroine of the play, Li Hsiang-chun, was a famous courte-san in Nanking at the end of the Ming dynasty. Her love for Hou Chao-tsung, the hero of the drama_ and many of the' characters and incidents con-nected with their romance were for the most part based on fact. And KungShang-jen used these events and characters to present the rise and fall of the.southern Ming regime in 1644 and 1645.
Preface
A List of Main Characters
"The Peach Blossom Fan" and Its Author
Samples of Manuscript
Early Sounds
At a Raconteur's
A Music Lesson
Riot at Sacrifice
A Troupe Lent
At Nest of Warmth
Fragrant Sleep
Dowry Rejected
At Riverside Lodge
Pacifying Troops
A Letter is Written
At Army Headquarters
Leave-Taking
Mourning for King
Villains Disappointed
To Greet a King
The New Court
Rejecting a Match
Fight over Precedence
Peace or War
Change of Front
Chitchat
A Monody
Sycophancy
Keeping Her Bower
The Fan is Sent
Cursing Officials at the Feast
Choosing Players
The General Slain
Encounter in the Boats
Inscription on the Painting
Arresting the Revived Club Members
Retiring to Mountains
Drafting a Plea
Worship at the Altar
Meeting in Prison
Interception at Panchi
Pledge of the Army
Flight from War
Capture of the Treasure
Drowning in the River
Lodging in Hermitage
Taking Orders
Afterpiece
A Few Words after Translation