Kuan Han-ch'ing
Kuan Han-ch'ing , c.1240-c.1320, Chinese playwright of the Yüan dynasty. He resided mainly in the capital Ta-tu (Beijing), where he acquired a reputation as a libertine. Of his 63 plays, 21 survive; six are incomplete or fragmentary. Most concern virtuous women who endure grave injustices without complaint, or whose moral integrity and intelligence bolster weak-willed men; three adventurous historical romances also remain.
Bibliography: See translations by H. and G. Yang (1958) and C. Shih (1972).
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Asian drama
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...ranging in mood from pathos to farce. Among the masterpieces of Chinese drama are The Injustice Suffered by Tou F by Kuan Han-ch'ing, The Western Chamber by Wang Shi-fu, and The Orphan of the House of Chao by Chi Chun-hsaing (all 12th-15th cent...
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