A page of Prémare's translation in French, published in Du Halde's Description de la Chine
Written by
Ji Junxiang
Characters
General Tu'an Gu
Minister Zhao Dun
General Zhao Shuo
Cheng Ying, the doctor
General Han Jue
Minister Gongsun Chiujiu
Cheng Bo, the orphan
Lady Zhuang
Date premiered
13th century
Original language
Chinese
Genre
Zaju
Setting
State of Jin during the Spring and Autumn period
The Orphan of Zhao
Traditional Chinese
趙氏孤兒
Simplified Chinese
赵氏孤儿
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
Zhàoshì gū'ér
The Great Revenge of the Orphan of Zhao
Traditional Chinese
趙氏孤兒大報仇
Simplified Chinese
赵氏孤儿大报仇
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
Zhàoshì gū'ér dà bàochóu
The Orphan of Zhao is a Chinese play from the Yuan era, attributed to the 13th-century dramatist Ji Junxiang (紀君祥).[1] The play has as its full name The Great Revenge of the Orphan of Zhao.[2] The play is classified in the zaju genre of dramas.[3] It is divided in six parts, comprising five acts (折 zhe) and a wedge (楔子 xiezi), which may be an interlude or — as it is in this case — a prologue.[4] It contains both dialogue and songs.[4]
The story of The Orphan of Zhao takes place during the Spring and Autumn period[5] and revolves around the central theme of revenge.[4] The protagonists are General Han Jue in the first act, the retired Minister Gongsun Chujiu (公孙杵臼) in the second and third act, and the Zhao orphan in the final two acts.[4]The Orphan of Zhao was the first Chinese play to be known in Europe.[6]
^Liu 1953, 193–194.
^Chen 2002, 99.
^Kuritz 1988, 89.
^ abcdLiu 1953, 195.
^Fu 2012, 33.
^Liu 1953, 193 & 202.
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