TRANSLATED WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY WILLIAM DOLBY - Eight Chinese Plays. From the 13th Century to the Present

London England, Paul Elek, 1978. First Edition, Binding: Cloth, Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall Octavo 0236401165 Hardback Hardback. First Edition. Eight Chinese Plays. From the 13th Century to the Present. Very slight foxing to inside cover. Slightly sunned spine to D/J. Price clipped to D/J. Since the first European rendering of a Chinese play in 1735, translation of Chinese drama into Western languagues has remained spasmodic and partial. William Dolby's aim in offering these new translations is to give a brief but balanced idea of the magnitude, range and quality of Chinese drama - which it has hitherto scarcely been possible to obtain from existing translations. This collection presents a number of plays which have never bedfore been translated, in major dramatic genres from the thirteenth to the twentieth century. Dr. Dolby's translations are scrupulously full, and take every opportunity to convey the variety and liveliness of the originals. 164 pp.