The romance of the western chamber

Generally ascribed to Wang. Earlier it was believed that Wang wrote the first four parts and Guan Hanqing wrote the Continuation. The theme is based on the short story by Yuan Zhen, a poet of the eighth century. Cf. p. xxii and xxxviii.. - Half title: (Xi xiang ji) Xiong Shiyi yi.. - A reprint of the 1936 ed., with a new introd. by C.T. Hsia.. - "Reissued for the Columbia College program of translations from the oriental classics.". - Appendix (p. 271-[281]):--The story of Ts°ui Ying-ying, by Yèuan Chen (779-831 A.D.)