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"China's most important love comedy, Wang Shifu's Xixiangji, or The Story of the Western Wing, is a rollicking play that chronicles the adventures of the star-crossed lovers Oriole and Student Zhang. Since its appearance in the thirteenth century, it has enjoyed unparalleled popularity. The play has given rise to innumerable sequels, parodies, and rewritings it has influenced countless later plays, short stories, and novels and has played a crucial role in the development of drama criticism. This translation of the full and complete text of the earliest extant version is available in paperback for the first time. The editors' introduction will inform students of Chinese cultural and literary traditions." -- Publisher description.

Chinese fiction --- Languages & Literatures --- East Asian Languages & Literatures --- Chinese literature --- Translations into English. --- 13th century chinese literature. --- bandits. --- buddhist monastery. --- china. --- chinese culture. --- chinese dramatic works. --- chinese literature. --- civil service examination. --- consort. --- drama criticism. --- love comedy. --- lovers bible. --- marriage. --- oriole. --- parental approval. --- pining. --- poem. --- romance of the western bower. --- romance. --- secret love affair. --- secret union. --- star crossed lovers. --- student zhang. --- sun the flying tiger. --- tang dynasty. --- the story of the western wing. --- the west chamber. --- translated text. --- unfulfilled love. --- wang shifu. --- xixiangji. --- yuan dynasty.