Chapter I　Introduction

Chapter II　The Prototype of the Drama

　2.1. Cui Ning: A Wrongly Executed Man

　2.2. Confucian Impact on the Chinese Judicial System

　2.3. The Cultural Phenomenon of the Upright or “Blue Sky” Officials

Chapter III　The Theatrical Performance of the Drama

　3.1. The Theatrical Conflict Between Kuang Zhong and Guo Yuzhi

　3.2. The Theatrical Conflict Between Kuang Zhong and Zhou Chen

　3.3. The Theatrical Conflict Between Kuang Zhong and Lou A'shu

　3.4. The Dissemination of the Drama

The Play Script of Fifteen Strings of Coins

Endnotes

Works Consulted and Cited

About the Author

Acknowledgement

Appendix: Kunqu Opera ABC