- Social life and customs, Lovesickness, Historical fiction, Opera
"I finally understand what the poets have written. In spring, moved to passion; in autumn only regret."For young Peony, betrothed to a suitor she has never met, these lyrics from The Peony Pavilion mirror her own longings.
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Grave, earnest, contemplative and nostalgic.
- gravecomic
- earnestironic
- contemplativerelentless
- contemporarynostalgic
- classical in formformally daring
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About the book
- Author
- Lisa See
- First published
- 2007
- Pages
- 304
- Publisher
- RH Audio, Random House Publishing Group, Random House Large Print
- Editions
- 16
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780753180334
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