You Tong
You Tong (1618-1704) was a Chinese author and literary critic.
You was a native of Suzhou. After the fall of the Ming dynasty he made repeated attempts to pass the Imperial examination, eventually succeeding at the age of sixty-one. After this he worked as a historian at the Hanlin Academy, although he did briefly hold a role as magistrate during the early 1650s.[1] He was a noted member of the literati of his time, and was especially celebrated for his plays.[2][3] He wrote primarily in the zaju (Northern) style, but his song-plays, while highly regarded, were considered impossible to stage and so were primarily read rather than watched.[4]
References
- ^ William Dolby (1976). A history of Chinese drama. Barnes & Noble, Incorporated. p. 116. ISBN 978-0-06-491736-0.
- ^ Zeitlin, Judith T. (1998). "Spirit Writing and Performance in the Work of You Tong 尤侗 (1618-1704)". T'oung Pao. 84: 102–135. JSTOR 4528738.
- ^ Qiancheng Li (2004). Fictions of Enlightenment: Journey to the West, Tower of Myriad Mirrors, and Dream of the Red Chamber. University of Hawaii Press. p. 51. ISBN 978-0-8248-2597-3.
- ^ Roland Altenburger (2009). The Sword Or the Needle: The Female Knight-errant (xia) in Traditional Chinese Narrative. Peter Lang. p. 75. ISBN 978-3-0343-0036-0.
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