TY  - BOOK
AU  - Housman,Laurence
TI  - The Chinese lantern
AV  - PR 
PY  - 2023///
CY  - Salt Lake City, UT
PB  - Project Gutenberg
KW  - English drama -- 20th century
N1  - Release date is 2023-05-24; Charlene Taylor and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.); Originally published; United Kingdom: F. Sidgwick, 1908
N2  - "The Chinese Lantern" by Laurence Housman is a play written in the early 20th century. The story unfolds in a Chinese studio, introducing a range of characters, including Olangtsi, a Master of Arts, his son Yunglangtsi, and various apprentices and craftsmen. The play focuses on themes of artistic ambition, the quest for identity, and the complexities of social relationships, particularly through the dynamics between the students and their master.  The opening of the play sets an engaging scene in the studio, where lazy students are preparing for the Feast of Lanterns, showcasing their indolent ways contrasted against Tikipu, the diligent drudge, who devotes himself to grinding colors. As the characters exchange witty banter filled with philosophical musings about art and destiny, it becomes evident that Yunglangtsi, despite his seeming apathy toward art, is at the center of familial expectations and conflicts. The dialogue reveals the frustrations surrounding artistic representation, financial struggles, and the contrasting aspirations of the individuals involved, providing a strong foundation for the unfolding drama as the Feast approach. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
UR  - https://archive.org/details/chineselanternpl00hous/page/n7/mode/2up
UR  - https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/70852
ER  -