This book is a study of the thematic, narrative, and musical structure of Yuanqu xuan A Selection of Yuan Plays] edition of the Yuan zaju (variety play) Dou E yuan Injustice to Dou E] originally composed by the highly regarded playwright Guan Hanqing (fl. 1260). Although other authors have studied these three aspects of Dou E yuan separately, this is the first comprehensive treatment of the topic as a scholarly monograph in English. Yumin Ao s analysis is based on the edition of the play in the Yuanqu xuan A Selection of Yuan Plays] compiled by the Ming...