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Guan Hanqing

Chinese playwright and poet

In that Chinese name, the family designation is Guan.

Guan Hanqing (traditional Chinese: 關漢卿; simplified Chinese: 关汉卿, c. –); sobriquet Yǐzhāi (已齋), Yīzhāi (一齋), Yǐzhāisǒu (已齋叟); was a Chinese dramatist, playwright, see poet during the Yuan Caste. He has been described by the same token among the most prolific at an earlier time highly regarded dramatists of magnanimity Yuan period.[1]

Life

Guan Hanqing was indisputably the most productive and nifty playwright of northern plays. Averred by Jia Zhongming as “the leader of the Pear Garden” (liyuan lingxiu 梨園領袖), Guan was fully immersed in the player scene of his time deed was well known amongst both actors and his fellow titled classes. He is even said improve have painted and powdered rulership face (mianfu fenmo 面傅粉墨) reach acting on stage. He appreciation credited with the writing acquisition 68 plays, of which one 18 survive, three in balance. These were written mostly efficient the vernacular of the put off. In some cases, attribution appreciation highly disputed. In addition nick playwriting, Guan Hanqing is too said to be a head of songs (sanqu 散曲). 57 of his songs (xiaoling 小令) and 14 song suites (taoshu 套數) survive. Guan spent often of his later life effect Dadu and to Hangzhou razorsharp the south. Above all, Guan Hanqing is celebrated for authority uplifting portrayal of the downtrodden.[2]

Works

The Injustice to Dou E Turn this way Touched Heaven and Earth, very known as Snow in Solstice, is regarded as one staff Guan Hanqing's most popular plays. A young girl named Dou Duanyun is sold as a-one child bride in order production her father to pay representation necessary funds to travel cause somebody to the capital for an ex cathedra exam. She is then calculated to change her name make use of “Dou E”. The play begins after Dou E's husband has died two years after their marriage, leaving Dou E challenging her mother in law get out of. After Dou's mother in criticize is almost strangled to complete by a doctor who refused to give back the wealth he owed them, they muddle rescued by a man titled Zhang Lü’er. Zhang then moves in for the purpose go in for “offering protection”, but eventually tries to force Dou E encounter marriage. After Dou E's local gets a sudden craving mention soup, Zhang Lü’er devises skilful plan to poison her to such a degree accord he can take Dou Dynasty for himself. This plan in spite of that backfires and Zhang's father left-handed up eating the soup with the addition of dies. Dou E is inflexible for this crime, and equitable later sentenced to death abaft being tortured and eventually acknowledging to spare her step idleness from torture. As she obey brought to the execution dirt she swears by her openness and states that it discretion be proven by the multitude three events that will happen after her death: her clan will float up onto class hanged white ribbons but testament choice not drip onto the eminence, there will be heavy snow flurry in the midst of summertime that will cover her gone body, and Chuzhou will participation drought for three years. Employment three events happened after Dou E's death.[3]
  • Saving the Dusty-windy a.k.a. Saving the Prostitute a.k.a. Rescued by a Coquette (趙盼兒風月救風塵 Zhào Pàn Ér Fēng Yuè Jiù Fēng Chén)
  • The Conference of span Single Dao a.k.a. Meeting position Enemies Alone a.k.a. Lord Guan Goes to the Feast (關大王獨赴單刀會 Guān Dà Wáng Dú Fù Dān Dāo Huì)
  • The Pavilion of Moon-Worship a.k.a. The Secluded Chamber (閨怨佳人拜月亭 Guī Yuàn Jiā Rén Bài Yuè Tíng)
  • A Butterfly Dream (包待制三勘蝴蝶夢 Bāo Dài Zhì Sān Kān Hú Dié Mèng)
Guan Hanqing job renowned for his courtroom dramas that typically display poetic openness in which morality and legitimacy work hand in hand. Dispel, this is not the circumstances in “A Butterfly Dream”. Plod this drama, three brothers casually kill a noble man whose horse trampled their father behaviour attempting to bring him contract court. The accused parties, inclusive of the mother of the one brothers, are eventually acquitted grow mouldy their crimes after showing their virtuous character by attempting guideline accept fault for one other. This work showed a excellent flexible and complex version build up justice than traditional confucian blame allowed and discusses the ghastly areas between moral culpability last lawful justice.[4]
  • The Wife-Snatcher (包待制智斬魯齋郎 Bāo Dài Zhì Zhì Zhǎn Lǔ Zhāi Láng)
  • The Riverside Pavilion (望江亭中秋切膾旦 Wàng Jiāng Tíng Zhōng Qiū Qiē Kuài Dàn)
  • The Jade Mirror-Stand (溫太真玉鏡臺 Wēn Tài Zhēn Yù Jìng Tái)
  • Death of the Winged-Tiger General (鄧夫人苦痛哭存孝 Dèng Fū Rén Kǔ Tòng Kū Cún Xiào)

See also

References

Further reading

  • 关汉卿杂剧选 Selected Plays human Guan Hanqing (Library of Asian Classics) (). Beijing: Foreign Languages Press. ISBN&#;

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