Wilt L Idema: 2 books
The Generals of the Yang Family
Four Early Plays
Language: English
Release Date: July 29, 2013
This book offers a complete translation of four early plays of the Yang Family Generals. The story of the Yang Family Generals, particularly its female generals, was a perennial favorite on the Chinese stage in the 19th and 20th centuries. In detailing the role of this military family in the Song-Khitan...
Passion, Poverty and Travel
Traditional Hakka Songs and Ballads
Language: English
Release Date: May 22, 2015
Translations from Chinese popular literature of the late-imperial and early republican periods are still very rare, and selections that are devoted to a specific genre or dialect rarer still. These translations of traditional Hakka popular literature are not only a contribution to a broader knowledge...