Tang Xianzu 汤显祖

汤显祖（1550—1616），中国明代戏曲家、文学家。字义仍，号海若，自署清远道人，汉族，江西临川（今属江西抚州）人。公元1583年（万历十一年）中进士。他是中国文学史上和关汉卿、王实甫齐名的戏曲家，在中国和世界文学史上有着重要的地位。他作有传奇《牡丹亭》、《邯郸记》、《南柯记》、《紫钗记》，合称《玉茗堂四梦》。《牡丹亭》则是他的代表作。
Tang Xianzu (1550-1616) was a playwright as well as a litterateur of the Ming Dynasty. Tang’s courtesy name was Yireng, pseudonym Hairuo and pen name Qingyuan Taoist. Being a Han nationality, he was a native of Linchuan (present-day Fuzhou City), Jiangxi Province. In 1583 (the eleventh year of Wanli period), Tang become a successful candidate in the highest imperial examinations. In the Chinese history of literature, Tang was on a par with such playwrights as Guan Hanqing and Wang Shifu and held an important place in both Chinese and world histories of literature. Tang wrote four great legends, Mudan Ting (The Peony Pavilion), Handan Ji (Record of Handan), Nanke Ji (Record of Southern Bough) and Zichai Ji (The Purple Hairpin), which were collectively called The Four Dreams at Yu Ming Tang. The Peony Pavilion was widely acknowledged as Tang’s masterpiece.
主要成就：戏曲创作
Major achievement(s): playwriting
代表作品：《牡丹亭》、《邯郸记》、《南柯记》、《紫钗记》
Representative works: The Peony Pavilion, Record of Handan, Record of Southern Bough, and The Purple Hairpin