
Research on Meng Chengshun and His "selected Collection of Ancient and Modern Famous Dramas
by Jin Yanxia
About This Novel
"Collection of Ancient and Modern Famous Dramas" appeared under the background of the creative trend of retroism in the late Ming Dynasty. It is another version of the anthology of Zaju after "Zajus of Ancient Famous Masters", "Selected Zajus of Xijizi Yuanren", "Selected Ancient Zajus" and "Selected Yuan Operas". It integrates preface, selection and commentary, which not only embodies the editor Meng Chengshun's unique opera editing concept and opera theory view, but also has very precious documentary value, which is of great significance to the compilation and collation of Yuan and Ming Zaju versions. For the first time, this book studies "Collection of Ancient and Modern Famous Dramas" as a whole, and explains the composer Meng Chengshun's life, friendship, and creations through his life, friendship, and creation. Combined with the political and cultural background of the late Ming Dynasty, this book provides an in-depth and systematic analysis of "Collection of Famous Ancient and Modern Dramas". "The compilation motivation and selection criteria of ""; a detailed narration of the 56 selected plays; a classification study of the preserved comments of Meng Chengshun; and a comparative study with the Yuan and Ming Dynasty drama selections to highlight the unique value of "Selected Ancient and Modern Famous Dramas".
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