Renditions—A Gateway to Chinese Literature and Culture

Silent Operas

By Li Yu
Edited by Patrick Hanan

Table of contents

Introduction
An Ugly Husband Fears A Pretty Wife
	But Marries A Beautiful One
A Handsome Youth Tries to Avoid Suspicion
	But Arouses It Instead
The Female Chen Ping Saves Her Life
	With Seven Ruses
A Male Mencius's Mother Raises Her Son Properly
	By Moving House Three Times
A Daughter Is Transformed Into A Son
	Through The Bodhisattva's Ingenuity
An Actress Scorns Wealth And Honour
	To Preserve Her Chastity