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Tang Xianzu (; September 24, 1550 — July 29, 1616), courtesy name Yireng (義仍), was a Chinese playwright of the Ming Dynasty. Tang was a native of Linchuan, Jiangxi and his career as an official consisted principally of low-level positions. He successfully participated in the Provincial examinations at the age of 21 and at the imperial examinations at the age of 34. He held official positions in Nanjing, Zhejiang province, Guangdong province etc.. He retired in 1598 and returned to his hometown where he focused on writing. His major plays are collectively called the ''Four Dreams'', because of the decisive role dreams play in the plot of each one. All of them are still performed (in scenes, or in adapted full versions) on the Chinese Kun opera (kunqu) stage. Generally considered his masterpiece, the ''Mudan Ting'' (''The Peony Pavilion'') has been translated into English several times; each of the other plays has been translated once. ==Works== *''The Purple Flute'' () *''The Purple Hairpin'' (), see 紫釵記 (粵劇) *''The Peony Pavilion'' () *''Record of Handan'' () *''Record of Southern Bough'' () 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Tang Xianzu」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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