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Item Details
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THE WHITE SNAKE
A PLAY |
| By: |
Mary Zimmerman, Zhou Mo (Foreword) |
| Format: |
Microfilm |
| List price:
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£17.50 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0810129272 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780810129276 |
| Publisher: |
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
30 September, 2013 |
| Pages: |
164 |
| Description: |
"The primary source of this play, based on the ancient White Snake story, is a 1956 novel by Zhao Qingge called The Legend of the White Snake, translated by Paul White (New World Press Limited, 1998)." |
| Synopsis: |
In her latest theatrical production inspired by a classic story, Mary Zimmerman reimagines The White Snake, an ancient Chinese legend in which a snake spirit transforms herself into a beautiful woman in order to experience the human world. Adventuring down her mountainside with her companion, Green Snake, White Snake meets and falls in love with the humble, virtuous Xu Xian and convinces him to marry her. Together, the three friends open a pharmacy, but soon the remarkable healing powers of White Snake draw the attention of a treacherous monk, Fa Hai. Outraged at the union between a mortal and a snake spirit, Fa Hai takes it upon himself to destroy it. Zimmerman brings to this timeless romance her usual brilliant mix of ingenious stagecraft, song, abundant humor, and compassion. |
| Illustrations: |
illustrations (black and white) |
| Publication: |
US |
| Imprint: |
Northwestern University Press |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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