- Ma Zhiyuan
Ma Zhiyuan (zh-tsp|t=馬致遠|s=马致远|p=Mă Zhìyuăn, ca. 1260—1325),
courtesy name Dongli (东篱), was aChinese poet and celebratedplaywright , a native of Tadu 大都Beijing during theYuan Dynasty .Among his achievements is the development and popularizing of the new
sanqu lyric form of poetry. Only seven of his plays survive, three of which have been translated into English: 'Hangong Qiu' 漢宮秋 "Autumn in the Han Palace", 'Huangliang meng' 黃梁夢 "The Yellow-Millet Dream," 'Qingshan Lei' 青衫淚管 "Tears on the Blue Gown." The 'Qiusi' 秋思 "Autumn thoughts" is representative of his sanqu 散曲poetry, and the best known among them.Works
A San-qu 散曲 poem, composed to the metric pattern "Tianjingsha"
*天净沙 entitled "Autumn Thoughts" Qiusi 秋思:枯藤老树昏鸦。 A Withered vine, an ancient tree, crows at dusk:小桥流水人家。 A Little bridge, a flowing stream, some huts:古道西风瘦马。 An old road, wind out of the west, an emaciated horse:夕阳西下,断肠人在天涯。A heart-broken man on the horizon at sunset.
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