{"product_id":"a-glossary-of-words-and-phrases-in-the-oral-performing-and-dramatic-literatures-of-the-jin-yuan-and-ming-paperback","title":"A Glossary of Words and Phrases in the Oral Performing and Dramatic Literatures of the Jin, Yuan, and Ming - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDale Johnson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor many years, the oral performing and dramatic literatures of China from 1200 to 1600 CE were considered some of the most difficult texts in the Chinese corpus. They included ballad medleys, comic farces, Yuan music dramas, Ming music dramas, and the novel \u003ci\u003eShuihu zhuan\u003c\/i\u003e. The Japanese scholars who first dedicated themselves to study these works in the mid-twentieth century were considered daring. As late as 1981, no comprehensive dictionary or glossary for this literature existed in any language, Asian or Western.\u003ci\u003eA Glossary of Words and Phrases \u003c\/i\u003efills this gap for Western readers, allowing even a relative novice who has resonable command of Chinese to read, translate, and appreciate this great body of literature with an ease undreamed of even two decades ago. The \u003ci\u003eGlossary\u003c\/i\u003e is organized into approximately 8,000 entries based on the reading notes and glosses found in various dictionaries, thesauruses, glossaries, and editions of works from the period. Main entries are listed alphabetically in the pinyin romanization system. In addition to glosses, entries include symbolic annotations, guides to pronunciation, and text citations. The result is a broadly useful glossary serving the needs of students of this literature as well as scholars researching Jin and Yuan language and its usage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow retired, Dale R. Johnson was Professor of Chinese and Chair of East Asian Studies, Oberlin College. He has published \u003ci\u003eYuan Music Drama: Studies in Prosody and Structure\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eA Complete Catalogue of Northern Arias in the Dramatic Style\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.82 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 01, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42743441522751,"sku":"9780472038237","price":36.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/ffab1d3f5455c569883e0941bab531f6.webp?v=1765165539","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/a-glossary-of-words-and-phrases-in-the-oral-performing-and-dramatic-literatures-of-the-jin-yuan-and-ming-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}