西厢记故事（英文版）

SincetheappeanceofthisplayTheRomanceoftheWesternChamberinthethirteenthcentury，ithasenjoyedunparalleledpopularity.Theplayhasgivenrisetoinnumerablesequels，parodies，andrewritings；ithasinfluencedcountlesslaterplays，shortstories，andnovelsandhasplayedacrucialroleinthedevelopmentofdramacrilicism.Thethemeofthedramaisanattackonfeudalmores，supportingthelongingofyoungpeopleinthosedaysforfreedomofmarriage，althoughitfollowsthetimewornpatternofagiftedscholarandabeautifulladyfallinginloveatfirstsight.Thisbook，withplainwords，intendstohelpforeignreadersunderstandthestoryandappreciateclassicChineseopera.