What are the four classical tragedies in China?

Four Classical Tragedies in China is a book published by Xinhua Publishing House 1993 by Zhou Xianshen, which includes four famous ancient dramas, including Yuan, The Orphan of Zhao, The Palace of Eternal Life and The Peach Blossom Fan.

1, The Injustice of Dou E: It is a famous tragedy that profoundly reflects the social reality of the Yuan Dynasty.

2. Zhao's orphan: Zaju is a historical drama. The story was read in Zuo Zhuan, but it was very short.

3. The Palace of Eternal Life: With the Anshi Rebellion as the background, it wrote the love story of Li Longji, the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, and Yang Yuhuan, the imperial concubine.

4. Peach Blossom Fan: It was carved in the forty-seventh year of Kangxi (1708). Since then, there have been Blue Edition, Xiyuan Edition, Warm Red Room Edition and Liang Qichao's Notes.

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The plot structure of this play is also obviously tragic. From the beginning, Tu'an Gu briefly described the cruel incident of killing more than 300 Zhao Dun families in the wedge, and then focused on the sharp struggle between finding orphans and saving them. The search for orphans is pressing, and the protection of orphans is everywhere. Gong search, Cheng Ying was rescued; The palace gate search has Han Jue's righteous release; Cheng Ying gave up his son and Gong Sun gave his life.

Loyal officials and righteous men sacrificed in the struggle to save orphans, which created a strong tragic atmosphere for the development of the plot. Because of the struggle of the righteous, the murderer finally brought up the orphan he wanted to kill and was killed by the orphan himself. In the cruel reality, the plot contains ideals and strong satire that traps people in disasters, which makes the tragedy have the national characteristics of China.

However, this drama only describes this thrilling conflict as "disharmony between the army and the people", overemphasizes the contradiction between families and fails to highlight the struggle between loyalty and treachery. This point has been revised to varying degrees in later adaptations.