●Chapter Ⅰ
Contexts_1
1.Profile of Gao Lian_1
2.Historical Background_12
Chapter Ⅱ
Cultural Components of the Drama_22
1.Cultural Elements in Creating the Drama_22
2.Religious Meanings_44
3.Family and Marriage Values_53
4.The Imperial Examination System in Ancient China_57
Chapter Ⅲ
Aspects of the Drama_62
1.Main Characters_62
2.Synopsis of the Plotline_72
3.Qupai (Tune) in The Jade Hairpin_132
The Playscript with Annotations_142
Kunqu Opera ABC_196
Appendixes_246
Back to the Elegance Traditions with The Jade Hairpin_246
The Jade Hairpin,a String of Pearls_251
Bibliography_257
內容簡介
本書是“中國戲曲海外傳播工程叢書”中的一本,該繫列以英文圖書的形式向海外讀者介紹中國戲曲文化,由多部代表劇目構成。該劇寫道姑陳妙常與書生潘必正衝破封建禮教和道法清規的約束而相戀結合的故事。本書部分介紹劇本的內容概要、來龍去脈以及主創人員,第二部分是腳本,第三部分是附錄,主要是對昆劇劇種的簡要介紹。