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*''Chinese'': 湯顯祖 ''(Tāng Xiǎnzǔ)''
 
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Tāng Xiǎnzǔ is perhaps among the most famous of traditional Chinese playwrights; active in the late [[Ming Dynasty]], he was the author of plays such as ''[[The Peony Pavilion]]'' and ''[[The Dream of Handan]]''.
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Tāng Xiǎnzǔ is perhaps among the most famous of traditional Chinese playwrights; active in the late [[Ming Dynasty]], he was the author of plays such as ''[[The Peony Pavilion]]'' ([[1598]]) and ''[[The Dream of Handan]]''.
  
 
He passed the [[Chinese imperial examinations|civil service exams]], earning a ''jinshi'' degree, but was not successful in a career as an official.
 
He passed the [[Chinese imperial examinations|civil service exams]], earning a ''jinshi'' degree, but was not successful in a career as an official.

Latest revision as of 00:37, 17 February 2015

  • Born: 1550
  • Died: 1616
  • Chinese: 湯顯祖 (Tāng Xiǎnzǔ)

Tāng Xiǎnzǔ is perhaps among the most famous of traditional Chinese playwrights; active in the late Ming Dynasty, he was the author of plays such as The Peony Pavilion (1598) and The Dream of Handan.

He passed the civil service exams, earning a jinshi degree, but was not successful in a career as an official.

References

  • Conrad Schirokauer, et al, A Brief History of Chinese and Japanese Civilizations, Fourth Edition, Cengage Learning (2012), 255.