Journey to Fuzhou: The Hometown of Chinese Playwright Tang Xianzu

by Robert Harding, Alan Macfarlane, Lucy Hamilton

This collection of essays explore the beautiful city of Fuzhou and its history and literature. Based on several journeys to the southern Chinese city, the authors discuss literature and culture, religion and nature. Issues that are touched upon in these essays include the literature of its most famous son, Tang Xianzu and compare his work with that of William Shakespeare. Tang and Shakespeare both died in the same year, 1616, and the two playwrights...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1916858759
• ISBN13: 9781916858756
• Release Date: April 2024
• Publisher: CAM Rivers Publishing
• Length: 142 Pages
• Weight: 0.38 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.5" x 8.5"