Chinese StoriesW. Blackwood, 1893 - 348 páginas |
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Página xvi
... play . By the exercise of the novelist's licence we are admitted into the palaces of the emperors , and are initiated into the secrets of court intrigues . Even the imperial harems are thrown open for our benefit , and we are made ...
... play . By the exercise of the novelist's licence we are admitted into the palaces of the emperors , and are initiated into the secrets of court intrigues . Even the imperial harems are thrown open for our benefit , and we are made ...
Página xxiv
... play ; but with the exception of this fault of manner , the best Chinese dramas are good specimens of the play- wright's art . The subjects chosen for the plots are much the same as those in vogue in other countries . Historical events ...
... play ; but with the exception of this fault of manner , the best Chinese dramas are good specimens of the play- wright's art . The subjects chosen for the plots are much the same as those in vogue in other countries . Historical events ...
Página xxix
... soon told . Peace is established , and Mao expiates his crimes at the hand of the executioner . Some of the scenes in this play are full of pathos , and the story is told with very considerable dignity and INTRODUCTION . xxix.
... soon told . Peace is established , and Mao expiates his crimes at the hand of the executioner . Some of the scenes in this play are full of pathos , and the story is told with very considerable dignity and INTRODUCTION . xxix.
Página xxx
... play entitled " The Son of his Old Age , " the old father behaves most unfeelingly to the mother of his son , and with great cruelty towards his nephew , and yet he is described as a pattern of virtue when at the end of the play he ...
... play entitled " The Son of his Old Age , " the old father behaves most unfeelingly to the mother of his son , and with great cruelty towards his nephew , and yet he is described as a pattern of virtue when at the end of the play he ...
Página xxxi
... play , the plot of which may be briefly sketched , an incident bearing a likeness to the judg- ment of Solomon is introduced . In this drama , which is called " A Circle of Chalk , " we are first admitted to a stormy scene at the house ...
... play , the plot of which may be briefly sketched , an incident bearing a likeness to the judg- ment of Solomon is introduced . In this drama , which is called " A Circle of Chalk , " we are first admitted to a stormy scene at the house ...
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