孔尚任编著的《桃花扇》内容介绍：In 1699, after more than ten years" work on three different drafts, KungShang-jen finally produced The Peach Blossom Fan, a traditional opera inforty scenes. The heroine of the play, Li Hsiang-chun, was a famous courte-san in Nanking at the end of the Ming dynasty. Her love for Hou Chao-tsung, the hero of the drama_ and many of the' characters and incidents con-nected with their romance were for the most part based on fact. And KungShang-jen used these events and characters to present the rise and fall of the.southern Ming regime in 1644 and 1645.

Preface

A List of Main Characters

"The Peach Blossom Fan" and Its Author

Samples of Manuscript

Early Sounds

At a Raconteur's

A Music Lesson

Riot at Sacrifice

A Troupe Lent

At Nest of Warmth

Fragrant Sleep

Dowry Rejected

At Riverside Lodge

Pacifying Troops

A Letter is Written

At Army Headquarters

Leave-Taking

Mourning for King

Villains Disappointed

To Greet a King

The New Court

Rejecting a Match

Fight over Precedence

Peace or War

Change of Front

Chitchat

A Monody

Sycophancy

Keeping Her Bower

The Fan is Sent

Cursing Officials at the Feast

Choosing Players

The General Slain

Encounter in the Boats

Inscription on the Painting

Arresting the Revived Club Members

Retiring to Mountains

Drafting a Plea

Worship at the Altar

Meeting in Prison

Interception at Panchi

Pledge of the Army

Flight from War

Capture of the Treasure

Drowning in the River

Lodging in Hermitage

Taking Orders

Afterpiece

A Few Words after Translation