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The Drama Based on Four Greatest Chinese Famous Ancient Books

Xie Mei-sheng

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The four greatest Chinese famous ancient books Three Kingdoms, Water Margin, Journey to the West and Dream of the Red Chamber came down in literary world of China and foreign countries by right of their particular ethical styles and prominent literary achievements. Before and after these four books, dramas that had close relationship with them annotated the stories among these books in a visualized way on the stage. With the spread of the four greatest famous books, dramas with the same style staged in different countries. These dramas made the four famous books more popular in some degree.

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The four greatest Chinese famous ancient books Three Kingdoms, Water Margin, Journey to the West and Dream of the Red Chamber came down in literary world of China and foreign countries by right of their particular ethical styles and prominent literary achievements. Before and after these four books, dramas that had close relationship with them annotated the stories among these books in a visualized way on the stage. With the spread of the four greatest famous books, dramas with the same style staged in different countries. These dramas made the four famous books more popular in some degree.

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The four greatest Chinese famous ancient books Three Kingdoms, Water Margin, Journey to the West and Dream of the Red Chamber came down in literary world of China and foreign countries by right of their particular ethical styles and prominent literary achievements. Before and after these four books, dramas that had close relationship with them annotated the stories among these books in a visualized way on the stage. With the spread of the four greatest famous books, dramas with the same style staged in different countries. These dramas made the four famous books more popular in some degree.

Key concepts: Drama, Literature, Style (visual arts), Kingdom, Dream, China, History, Art

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