Launched in October 2019 at the University of Oxford, TEXTCOURT: Linking the Textual Worlds of Chinese Court Theater, ca. 1600-1800 is a five-year research project whose aim is to develop a digital archive of court drama texts to connect and link them with their local and global contexts. The project will enable textual studies of Chinese court drama and produce research publications and an anthology of English translations. It will contribute to the understanding of the role of Chinese court drama in world court cultures.
History
Script Title in pinyin
Feng tianming Sanbao xia xiyang
Script title (Chinese)
奉天命三保下西洋
Script code
M0004_01_A
Play title (pinyin)
Feng tianming Sanbao xia xiyang
Play title (Chinese)
奉天命三保下西洋
Play code
M0004
Play title (English)
By Imperial Command, Zheng Sanbao Sets Sail for the Western Oceans