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Three Hundred Yuan Songs

Compiled By Wang Hui And Shao Shimei

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Yuan opera is the last masterpiece of ancient Chinese poetry and is known as the best literature of the Yuan Dynasty, on par with Tang poetry and Song lyrics. Yuan opera includes Zaju and Sanqu, and this book is a selection of Sanqu. Sanqu has a wide range of themes, the most amazing of which are descriptions of scenes, chanting history, sighing about the world, retreating into seclusion, and describing the love between men and women and their grievances. This book selects 280 works by more than 80 people, including Guan Hanqing, Ma Zhiyuan, Bai Pu, Zhang Kejiu, etc. These works are rich in content and have reached considerable heights in terms of language skills, artistic realm, and ideological connotation. They are models of Yuan Dynasty literature.