了不起的中國(guó)戲?。毫銈鲿?shū)（英）

　　繪本改編自粵劇《柳毅傳書(shū)》。秀才柳毅赴京應(yīng)試，途經(jīng)涇河畔，見(jiàn)一牧羊女悲啼，詢知為洞庭龍女三娘，遣嫁涇河小龍，遭受虐待，乃仗義為三娘傳送家書(shū)，入海會(huì)見(jiàn)洞庭龍王。錢塘君驚悉侄女被囚，趕奔涇河，大鬧龍宮，救回龍女。三娘得救后，深感柳毅傳書(shū)之義，請(qǐng)乃叔錢塘君作伐求配。柳毅為避施恩圖報(bào)之嫌，拒婚而歸。多年后柳毅與一盧姓女子結(jié)為連理，并生下一子。滿月酒席上妻子頭戴當(dāng)年柳毅與龍女的信物，柳毅詢問(wèn)之下發(fā)現(xiàn)原來(lái)妻子就是龍女化做的凡人。二人感情日篤，洞庭一帶也在龍王的關(guān)照下風(fēng)調(diào)雨順。書(shū)后配有相應(yīng)的劇種知識(shí)介紹。書(shū)中插圖從人物造型到環(huán)境布局，從亭臺(tái)樓閣到一草一木，都細(xì)膩傳神，充滿了古樸優(yōu)雅的意蘊(yùn)，使讀者仿佛身臨“戲”境，具有極強(qiáng)的藝術(shù)感染力。The picture book is adapted from the Cantonese Opera The Princess's Messenger. Liu Yi， a scholar， goes to Beijing to take the imperial exams. Passing by the Jinghe River， he sees a shepherd girl weeping， who turns out to be the third daughter of the Dragon King of Dongting River. She tells Liu Yi that after married the Dragon Prince of Jinghe River， she is tortured by her husband and his family. Hearing this， Liu Yi cannot hold his indignation and offers to send letter for the Dragon Princess to her family. When Liu Yi is in the Dragon Palace of Dongting River， Dongting Dragon King's younger brother， Qiantang Dragon King also learns the news. He is shocked to find that his niece is imprisoned. He rushes to the Jinghe River， turns the Jinghe Dragon Palace upside down， and rescues his niece. After being rescued， the Dragon Princess is moved by Liu Yi's righteousness of sending the letter， and asked her uncle， the Qiantang Dragon King， to marry her to Liu Yi. Mistaking the Dragon Princess's affections as her repaying his kindness， Liu Yi refuses to marry and returns home. Years later， Liu Yi marries a woman and they have a son. When the boy is one month old， the couple have a feast and invite everyone. On the banquet， the wife is wearing the keepsake that the Dragon Princess gave Liu Yi many years ago. Liu Yi asks and finds that his wife is exactly the Dragon Princess， who has disguised as an ordinary woman and marries him. The relationship between the two becomes even closer， and the area of Dongting River is always blessed by the Dongting Dragon King. At the end of the book are knowledges of Beijing Opera. The illustrations in the book， both charaters and scenery and all other details， are delicate， expressive， simple and elegant. With strong artistic appeal， the book makes readers feel as if they themselves are in the play.

　　尚仲賢，元代戲曲作家。真定 （ 今河北正定縣 ） 人。生卒年、字號(hào)不詳。曾任江浙行省官吏?！朵浌聿尽妨袨椤扒拜呉阉烂湃恕?。著有雜劇 11 種，今存《柳毅傳書(shū)》《濯足氣英布》《單鞭奪槊》3 種。Shang Zhongxian is a Chinese playwright in the Yuan Dynasty. He was a native of present-day Zhengding County of Hebei Province and used to serve as a government official of Zhejiang Province. The dates of his birth and death and his courtesy name are unknown. He was listed in the category of "renowned and talented men of the elder generation who passed away and left opera pieces that are still wildly spread" in A Register of the Dead. He wrote at least 11 plays， but only three of them are extant， namely The Princes's Messenger， Gaozu of Han Slights Ying Bu and Yuchi Gong Thrice Takes Away the Lance.