Wang Shifu
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Wang Shifu (Chinese: 王实甫; pinyin: Wáng Shífǔ, courtesy name of Wang Dexin (1250-1307?)[1] was a successful Chinese dramatic playwright of the Yuan Dynasty.
Born in Dadu[2], there is litlle known about him. There are 14 plays attributed to Wang and only three are extant[3]. His Romance of the West Chamber (xi xiang ji) is considered the best and is still popular today. It is an amplified zaju (杂剧), a then popular theatrical form.
[edit] References
- ^ Tres dramas chinos Gredos, 2002 ISBN 8424923585. Several dates are given for his dead , The Britannica establishes it in 1337[1]
- ^ Now Beijing
- ^ Britannica Article, Alicia Relinque in Tres dramas chinos says only two complete works survived
