Liu Yi and the Dragon Princess: A Thirteenth-Century Zaju Play by Shang Zhongxian

by David Hawkes

This is an adaptation of the thirteenth-century zaju play Liu Yi Chuan Shu, which was itself based on an eighth-century fairy tale about a failed examination candidate's encounter with a shepherdess in distress who turns out to be the youngest daughter of the Dragon King of Lake Dongting. The young man's help is rewarded with riches, immortality and marriage to the beautiful princess. It is a wish-fulfillment fantasy written with charm...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9629960648
• ISBN13: 9789629960643
• Release Date: October 2003
• Publisher: Chinese University of Hong Kong Press
• Length: 120 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.4"