A Topsy-Turvy World: Short Plays and Farces from the Ming and Qing Dynasties (Paperback)

Table of Dynasties
Introduction
1. Cracking a Dumb Chan Riddle
2. The Mad Drummer: Thrice-Played Yuyang
3. Chan Master Yu Has a Dream of Cuixiang
4. Real Puppets
5. Sublime Jokes from the Back of Beyond
6. Pinning Flowers in His Coiffure
7. A Song for a Laugh
8. Ramblings with Magicians in Lyrics and Songs
9. Black and White Donkeys
10. Zaju from the Studio of Singing on the Wind
Ma Zhou Drinks Alone in a Xinfeng Wineshop
Duke Jing of Wei Substitutes for a Dragon and Spreads Rain
11. Song of Dragon Well Tea
Appendix: A List of Short Plays from the Period 1400 to 1850 Already Available in English Translation
Contributors
References