The Peony Pavilion
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The Peony Pavilion is a celebrated Ming dynasty romantic tragicomedy play by Tang Xianzu, renowned as one of the masterpieces of traditional Chinese Kunqu opera.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Peony Pavilion (Mudan Ting) | 1 |
| The Peony Pavilion: The Return of the Soul | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chinese play
ⓘ
Kunqu opera ⓘ Ming dynasty play ⓘ romantic tragicomedy ⓘ |
| adaptedAs |
ballet
ⓘ
film ⓘ modern spoken drama ⓘ television series ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Mudan Ting NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Jiangxi province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Linchuan literary tradition ⓘ |
| author | Tang Xianzu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralMotif |
dream of love
ⓘ
peony flower ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1598 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | China ⓘ |
| firstPerformance | 1598 ⓘ |
| genre |
Kunqu
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
romantic drama ⓘ tragicomedy ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
contemporary Chinese theatre
ⓘ
cross-cultural stage adaptations ⓘ |
| hasPart |
The Garden Stroll
ⓘ
The Interrupted Dream NERFINISHED ⓘ The Resurrection NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Chinese romantic literature
ⓘ
later Chinese opera ⓘ |
| literaryCycle | Four Dreams of Linchuan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryForm | chuanqi play ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Du Liniang
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Liu Mengmei NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | Ming dynasty literature ⓘ |
| notableFor |
exploration of romantic love transcending death
ⓘ
lyrical language ⓘ status as a masterpiece of Kunqu opera ⓘ |
| numberOfScenes | 55 ⓘ |
| operaStyle | Kunqu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Chinese ⓘ |
| partOf | Four Dreams of Linchuan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performanceTradition | classical Kunqu staging ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | one of the greatest works of traditional Chinese opera ⓘ |
| setting | Southern Song dynasty China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
dreams and reality
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individual desire versus social norms ⓘ life and death ⓘ love ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfWork | late Ming dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| titleInChineseCharacters | 牡丹亭 ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Peony Pavilion (Mudan Ting)
this entity surface form:
The Peony Pavilion: The Return of the Soul