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The Peony Pavilion

1598 play by Tang Xianzu
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The Peony Pavilion

Summary

The Peony Pavilion is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (418 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Peony Pavilion authored Tang Xianzu[3].
  • The Peony Pavilion's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • The Peony Pavilion's genre is tragicomedy[5].
  • The Peony Pavilion's based on is recorded as Du Liniang Revives For Love[6].
  • The Peony Pavilion is part of The Four Dreams of Linchuan[7].
  • The Peony Pavilion's Commons category is recorded as Mudanting[8].
  • The Peony Pavilion's language of work or name is recorded as Classical Chinese[9].
  • The Peony Pavilion's country of origin is recorded as Ming dynasty[10].
  • The Peony Pavilion comprises The Peony Pavilion - 1. The Prologue[11].
  • The Peony Pavilion comprises The Peony Pavilion - 2. Ambitious Thoughts[12].
  • The Peony Pavilion comprises The Peony Pavilion - 3. Disciplining the Daughter[13].
  • The Peony Pavilion comprises The Peony Pavilion - 4. The Pedant's Complaint[14].
  • The Peony Pavilion comprises The Peony Pavilion - 5. Engaging a Tutor[15].
  • The Peony Pavilion comprises The Peony Pavilion - 6. A Dismal View[16].
  • The Peony Pavilion comprises The Peony Pavilion - 7. The Family School[17].
  • The Peony Pavilion comprises The Peony Pavilion - 8. Supervising Agriculture[18].
  • The Peony Pavilion comprises The Peony Pavilion - 9. Clearing the Garden[19].
  • The Peony Pavilion comprises The Peony Pavilion - 10. A Surprising Dream[20].
  • The Peony Pavilion comprises The Peony Pavilion - 11. King Warning[21].
  • The Peony Pavilion comprises The Peony Pavilion - 12. Retracing the Dream[22].
  • The Peony Pavilion comprises The Peony Pavilion - 13. Setting Out[23].
  • The Peony Pavilion comprises The Peony Pavilion - 14. Drawing a Self-portrait[24].
  • The Peony Pavilion comprises The Peony Pavilion - 15. Invaders[25].
  • The Peony Pavilion comprises The Peony Pavilion - 16. An Inquiry[26].
  • The Peony Pavilion comprises The Peony Pavilion - 17. The Taoist Nun[27].

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Authorship and Creation

The Peony Pavilion authored Tang Xianzu[3].

Publication

The Peony Pavilion was published on 1598[28]. Its language of work or name is recorded as Classical Chinese[9]. Its genre is tragicomedy[5]. It is part of The Four Dreams of Linchuan[7].

Why It Matters

The Peony Pavilion ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (418 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

Related Entities

literary work Ming dynasty public domain Vera Zasulich

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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