http://allconsuming.net/person/nightbirds A list of things that nightbirds is consuming. Mon, 12 May 2008 14:15:28 GMT en-us http://allconsuming.net/entry/view/37303 nobody@www.allconsuming.net (nightbirds) <img src="http://www.allconsuming.net/images/icons/stars/4-star.gif" width="63" height="12" style="border:0;vertical-align:middle;" /><div class="ac-title" style="font-weight:bold;font-size:14px;"><a href="http://allconsuming.net/item/view/2393178">Over the Wall - Tales from Ancient Chinese Plays</a></div><div class="ac-creator">by Meilin Chen</div><br clear='all' /><p>This collection gives a fine insight into the past of Chinese unconscious through the prevailing themes of pursuit of love, seeking of justice and restoring the truth. The plots of the plays deal with degradation of women and torture of the weak way more often than it&#8217;s desirable for a contemporary reader. Each play has a happy end of a sort, but when the vengeance takes place after three generations or the corrupt official denounced post mortem, it&#8217;s a weak consolation.</p> Tue, 21 Nov 2006 14:18:58 GMT