Cantonese Opera and Adaptation

Tang Disheng, an important playwright of Cantonese opera, created the connection between Cantonese opera and classical opera and greatly enriched the former with literary elements.His adaptations such as "e;the Interruption of a Dream from the Peony Pavilion"e;, "e;Emperor's Daughter Flower"e;, "e;the Purple Hairpin"e;, "e;the Red Pear Flower and Butterfly Shadow"e; and "e;the Red Plum Blossom Reborn"e; were all acclaimed masterpieces.This book collects essays by the two authors studying the 8 classical works of Tang Disheng, which analyze how Tang Disheng revised and appropriated the classics to realize the artistic effect of "e;creative betrayal"e;.