Legend ① short title of the Tang Dynasty title, such as "Liu Yi Chuan." ② Ming and Qing Dynasties to sing South song-based drama form. Developed by the Song and Yuan Dynasties South Opera, also absorbed the advantages of yuan drama. However, the plot is more compact, character portraits are more delicate, and the color division of labor is more meticulous. Mid-Ming to mid-Qing Dynasty is most prevalent. Today, there are more than 700 legendary authors of Ming and Qing dynasties, about 2,600 works of works, and more than 600 kinds of extant Peony Pavilion, Ming Fong Kee, The Palace of Eternal Youth and Peach Blossoms. ③ refers to the plot bizarre or unusual behavior of the story: legendary. 传奇 ①唐代短篇小说的称谓，如《柳毅传》。
②明清时以演唱南曲为主的戏曲形式。由宋元南戏发展而来，也吸收元杂剧的优点。但情节处理更为紧凑，人物刻画更为细腻，脚色分工更为细致，音乐上采用宫调区分曲牌，兼唱北曲或南北合套。明中叶到清中叶最为盛行。今知明清两代传奇作者有七百余人，作品约二千六百种，现存《牡丹亭》、《鸣凤记》、《长生殿》、《桃花扇》等六百余种。
③指情节离奇或人物行为不寻常的故事：传奇式。
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «传奇» OVER TIME
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10 CHINESE BOOKS RELATING TO «传奇»
Discover the use of 传奇 in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to 传奇 and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in Chinese literature.
