Acknowledgments
Table of Chinese Dynasties
Introduction: Singsong Girls in Sanqu Songs
1 Lost in Performance
Shuang Jian, Su Xiaoqing, and the Triangle of Desire
2 Jurchen Playboys and Courtesan Entertainers
Anonymous, A Playboy from a Noble House Opts for the Wrong Career
?1?A Playboy from a Noble House
?2?The Story
?3?Date, Genre, and Formal Features
?4?The Value of Opts for the Wrong Career to the History of Chinese Theater
?5?Dramatis Personae in Order of Appearance
?6?The Play
3 Plays by Shi Junbao, One
All-Keys-and-Modes: Wind and Moon in the Courtyard of Purple Clouds
?1?The Author
?2?Authorship
?3?Story and Plot
?4?Editions
?5?Dramatis Personae, in order of appearance
4 Plays by Shi Junbao, Two
Li Yaxian: Flowers and Wine at Serpentine Pond
?1?Editions
?2?Dramatis Personae in order of appearance.
?3?The Play
5 Plays by Guan Hanqing, One
Grand Prefect Qian in his Wisdom Dotes on Xie Tianxiang
?1?The Author
?2?The Background to the Play
?3?The Play
?4?The Edition
?5?Dramatis Personae in order of appearance.
6 Plays by Guan Hanqing, Two
In Breeze and Moonlight Zhao Pan'er Saves Sister Song from the Wind and Dust
?1?The Story
?2?The Edition
?3?Dramatis Personae by order of Appearance
7 A Record of Liu Qiqing
Pleasures of Wine and Poetry in the Tower of Enjoying the River
Epilogue
Appendix 1: Plays listed in Opts for the Wrong Career
Appendix 2: Ending of Act 4 of Serpentine Pond by Zang Maoxun
Bibliography
Index
