Kong Shangren (Chinese: 孔尚任; pinyin: Kǒng Shàngrèn; Wade–Giles: K'ung Shang-jen; 1648 – 1718) was a Qing dynasty dramatist and poet best known for his chuanqi play The Peach Blossom Fan[1] about the last days of the Ming dynasty.[2]
Kong Shangren | |
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| Born | 1648 |
| Died | 1718 (aged 69–70) |
| Notable work | The Peach Blossom Fan |
Born in Qufu, Kong was a 64th-generation descendant of Confucius.[1] He guided the Kangxi Emperor when he visited Qufu.
The Peach Blossom Fan tells the story of the love story between the scholar Hou Fangyu and the Gējì Li Xiangjun,[3] against the dramatic backdrop of the short history of the Southern Ming. It remains a favourite of the Kun opera (kunqu) stage.
Kong Shangren is known as the author of a curious poem dedicated to the eyeglasses, a Western innovation brought to Macau by the Portuguese.[4]
References edit
- ^ a b "Frommer's China", Simon Foster et al., 2010, p. 383, ISBN 0-470-52658-0
- ^ "Oxford Encyclopedia of Theatre and Performance: Kong Shangren". answers.com. Retrieved 2010-12-27.
- ^ "河南发现秦淮名妓李香君后人忍辱负重求生存".
- ^ Spence, The Search for Modern China, 64–65.
Further reading edit
- Owen, Stephen, "Kong Shang-ren, Peach Blossom Fan: Selected Acts," in Stephen Owen, ed. An Anthology of Chinese Literature: Beginnings to 1911. New York: W. W. Norton, 1997. p. 942-972 ( (Archive).
- Strassberg, Richard, The World of K'ung Shang-jen: A Man of Letters in Early Ch'ing China. New York: Columbia University Press, 1983.
- Hummel, Arthur W. Sr., ed. (1943). . Eminent Chinese of the Ch'ing Period. United States Government Printing Office.
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