Traditional Chinese 湯顯祖 IPA [tʰaŋ ɕjèn.tsu] Died July 29, 1616 Wade–Giles T'ang Hsien-tzu Role Playwright | Hanyu Pinyin Name Tang Xianzu Simplified Chinese 汤显祖 Gwoyeu Romatzyh Tang Sheantzuu Plays The Peony Pavilion | |
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Movies Mudan Ting: The Peony Pavilion -A Kunju Opera Similar People Francis Lee, Bai Renfu, Karen Mok, Sian Busby | ||
When shakespeare meets tang xianzu
Tang Xianzu (traditional Chinese: 湯顯祖; simplified Chinese: 汤显祖; September 24, 1550 – July 29, 1616), courtesy name Yireng (義仍), was a Chinese playwright of the Ming Dynasty.
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Tang was a native of Linchuan, Jiangxi and his career as an official consisted principally of low-level positions. He successfully participated in the Provincial examinations at the age of 21 and at the imperial examinations at the age of 34. He held official positions in Nanjing, Zhejiang province, Guangdong province etc.. He retired in 1598 and returned to his hometown where he focused on writing.
His major plays are collectively called the Four Dreams, because of the decisive role dreams play in the plot of each one. All of them are still performed (in scenes, or in adapted full versions) on the Chinese Kun opera (kunqu) stage. Generally considered his masterpiece, the Mudan Ting (The Peony Pavilion) has been translated into English several times; each of the other plays has been translated once.