Selections from Hu Yepin's Drama Collection

About This Novel

This collection includes nine excellent plays by Hu Yepin, including "Other People's Happiness", "Ghost", "Madman", "Bricklayer's House", "Capitalist", "Ghosts and Human Hearts", etc. Most of Hu Yepin's drama creations were concentrated in the two years from 1927 to 1928. Even though the time was short, he left behind many important plays. Drama styles vary, often with a strong critical spirit. For example, "The Bricklayer's House" depicts the tragic situation of the bricklayer Wang Jishun's family in a realistic way. His daughter Ahong is abused as a servant, and her parents are ignorant and depraved. In the end, the daughter's fate drifts with the tide. "Ghost" uses a dream scene to allow the souls of the dead from different classes to meet after death, and exposes social injustice through their conversations. Its grotesque style is considered to be influenced by German Expressionist drama and has become an alternative highlight in his drama creation. "Rained Buds" is a sweet style that focuses on the free love of young students and the opposition of conservative parents. It uses the plot of "the conflict escalates but unexpectedly ends successfully" to reflect on the individual liberation and free thoughts on marriage and love during the May Fourth period, and affirms the new forces' breakthrough in old ideas. The two articles "The Capitalist" and "A Gentleman's Treat" directly point to class contradictions, expose the greed of capitalists, and praise the resistance of the people at the bottom. As one of the "Five Martyrs of the Left Alliance", Hu Yepin left behind a very rich literary legacy. He was a new force in the early stage of the left-wing drama movement and occupies a unique position in the history of modern Chinese drama.

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