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Author : William Dolby
Publisher : London : P. Elek
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 360 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (321 download)
Download or read book A History of Chinese Drama written by William Dolby and published by London : P. Elek. This book was released on 1976 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Xiaomei Chen
Publisher : Columbia University Press
ISBN 13 : 0231535546
Total Pages : 655 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (315 download)
Download or read book The Columbia Anthology of Modern Chinese Drama written by Xiaomei Chen and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2014-03-25 with total page 655 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This condensed anthology reproduces close to a dozen plays from Xiaomei Chen's well-received original collection, The Columbia Anthology of Modern Chinese Drama, along with her critical introduction to the historical, cultural, and aesthetic evolution of twentieth-century Chinese spoken drama. Comprising representative works from the Republican era to postsocialist China, the book encapsulates the revolutionary rethinking of Chinese theater and performance that began in the late Qing dynasty and vividly portrays the uncertainty and anxiety brought on by modernism, socialism, political conflict, and war. Chosen works from 1919 to 1990 also highlight the formation of national and gender identities during a period of tremendous social, cultural, and political change in China and the genesis of contemporary attitudes toward the West. PRC theater tracks the rise of communism, juxtaposing ideals of Chinese socialism against the sacrifices made for a new society. Post-Mao drama addresses the nation's socialist legacy, its attempt to reexamine its cultural roots, and postsocialist reflections on critical issues such as nation, class, gender, and collective memories. An essential, portable guide for easy reference and classroom use, this abridgment provides a concise yet well-rounded survey of China's theatricality and representation of political life. The original work not only established a canon of modern Chinese drama in the West but also made it available for the first time in English in a single volume.
Author : Colin Mackerras
Publisher : Beijing : New World Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book Chinese Drama written by Colin Mackerras and published by Beijing : New World Press. This book was released on 1990 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume relates and analyzes the history of Chinese drama from its beginnings during the Song Dynasty until the end of 1988. There are two parts, one dealing with tradition and the old society down to 1949, the other with the New China. Among the world's civilizations China has one of the longest and finest traditions of drama. There is enormous variety in the many different styles of regional theater, and some of the minority nationalities have their own traditional forms as well. This is not only a fascinating topic but an important one for the arts of the world.
Author : Snehendu B. Kar
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (959 download)
Download or read book A History of Chinese Drama written by Snehendu B. Kar and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : A. W. E. Dolby
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 327 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (114 download)
Download or read book A History of Chinese Drama written by A. W. E. Dolby and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 327 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Fu Jin
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 0429825595
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (298 download)
Download or read book A History of Chinese Theatre in the 20th Century II written by Fu Jin and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-11-01 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 20th century was a dynamic period for the theatrical arts in China. Booming urban theatres, the interaction between commercial practice and theatre, dramas staged during the War of Resistance against Japan and a healthy dialogue between Western and Eastern theatres all contributed to the momentousness of this period. The four volumes of A History of Chinese Theatre in the 20th Century display the developmental trajectories of Chinese theatre over those 100 years. This volume deals with the development of Chinese theatre from 1949 to 2000, covering the fluctuations of 'drama reform', spectacles of the 'Cultural Revolution', and theatre in the immediate years before the opening up of the country. The author demonstrates how Chinese dramatic traditions endured and adapted in the face of modernity and how politics and art interacted. By combining academic rigour with a high degree of readability, this volume is both an essential guide for scholars and students in the history of the arts and general readers interested in Chinese theatre.
Author : Patricia Sieber
Publisher : How to Read Chinese Literature
ISBN 13 : 9780231186490
Total Pages : 448 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (864 download)
Download or read book How to Read Chinese Drama written by Patricia Sieber and published by How to Read Chinese Literature. This book was released on 2021-11-02 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "How to Read Chinese Drama: A Guided Anthology introduces students to the wide world of Chinese theater through excerpts from and context about 14 plays. Special attention is paid to how those plays are realized on stage. These examples cover the entire history of the most important genres up to the maturity of Peking opera in the second half of the nineteenth century. Students will be exposed to many play texts and aspects of Chinese theater, including three types of expressive modes-music (music and singing), text (speaking/reciting/written text), and movements (acting)-historical, biographical, and sociopolitical backgrounds about Chinese drama and playwrights, staging and rituals, and close textual analyses. The book is designed to be used independently or in concert with How to Read Chinese Drama: A Language Text, but the guided anthology volume does not assume any knowledge of Chinese"--
Author : Fu Jin
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 100038442X
Total Pages : 297 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (3 download)
Download or read book A History of Chinese Theatre in the 20th Century III written by Fu Jin and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-07-19 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The twentieth century was a dynamic period for the theatrical arts in China. Booming urban theatres, the interaction between commercial practice and theatre, dramas staged during the War of Resistance against Japan and a healthy dialogue between Western and Eastern theatres all contributed to the momentousness of this period. The four volumes of A History of Chinese Theatre in the 20th Century display the developmental trajectories of Chinese theatre over those hundred years. This volume examines national policies developed for the culture industry and practice of Chinese theatre from 1949 to the period of "the Great Leap Forward". The author highlights the tension between the new nation’s principle of "letting one hundred flowers bloom" and the theatrical industry as a tool for ideological propaganda. He argues that the transition from war-time conditions to the new social structure of peace time was far from thorough and stable. Scholars and students in the history of the arts, especially the history of Chinese theatre, will find this book to be an essential guide.
Author : Gotelind Müller
Publisher : LIT Verlag Münster
ISBN 13 : 3825807878
Total Pages : 218 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (258 download)
Download or read book Representing History in Chinese Media written by Gotelind Müller and published by LIT Verlag Münster. This book was released on 2007 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Historical TV dramas are a highly popular genre in the People's Republic of China and an important, contested factor in shaping historical consciousness of the populace. The monumental TV drama Zou xiang gonghe made a stir when aired by China Central Television in the spring of 2003. Because of its unconventional representation of the historically critical time-span 1890-1917, the TV drama sparked a heated discussion in the print media as well as in the internet, and was ultimately taken off the program. This book aims at presenting a synopsis of the TV drama, analysing its background and impact on society.
Author : Kate Buss
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 136 pages
Book Rating : 4.X/5 (1 download)
Download or read book Studies in the Chinese Drama written by Kate Buss and published by . This book was released on 1922 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Fu Jin
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000435571
Total Pages : 269 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (4 download)
Download or read book A History of Chinese Theatre in the 20th Century IV written by Fu Jin and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-09-15 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 20th century was a dynamic period for the theatrical arts in China. The four volumes of A History of Chinese Theatre in the 20th Century display the developmental trajectories of Chinese theatre over those hundred years. This volume examines the development of Chinese theatrical art from the Cultural Revolution to the end of the 20th century. The Cultural Revolution had a devastating influence on the theatrical profession, reducing the creation of performance art to serving the political authorities. Adopting a critical view, the author argues that the Reform and Opening-up of the late 1970s not only ended this period of political interference, but also brought about chaos and doubts to the theatrical circle, since neither tradition nor western concepts were a panacea for the problems faced by Chinese theatre. He posits that people should advocate patterns of drama that are rich and colourful in their expression while encouraging the coexistence and competition of different artistic concepts. Scholars and students in the history of the arts, especially the history of Chinese theatre, will find this book to be an essential guide.
Author : Colin Mackerras
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
ISBN 13 : 9780824812201
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (122 download)
Download or read book Chinese Theater written by Colin Mackerras and published by University of Hawaii Press. This book was released on 1988-09-01 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume is the first concise introduction to the splendid variety of the Chinese theatrical tradition. It presents a rounded perspective on the development of Chinese theater by considering all of its major aspects—history and social context, performance, costume, makeup, actors, playwrights, and theaters—and by discussing all the major forms of Chinese theater, including the Beijing opera, which arose in the eighteenth century, and the spoken play, an entirely twentieth-century form. Its contributors are uniquely qualified to write about the Chinese theater. They have enjoyed an intimate relationship with their subject, both as academics and as theater workers, and they have combined a deep knowledge of Chinese theater with a high regard for its long tradition and continuing vitality. The book is intended for general as well as more specialized readers. Those with an interest in theater as a worldwide phenomenon and those wanting a new light on Chinese culture and society will find it equally useful. To those with a particular interest in Chinese theater, it will be a rich and important resource.
Author : C. T. Hsia
Publisher : Columbia University Press
ISBN 13 : 0231122675
Total Pages : 428 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (311 download)
Download or read book The Columbia Anthology of Yuan Drama written by C. T. Hsia and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2014-04-29 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This anthology features translations of ten seminal plays written during the Yuan dynasty (1279Ð1368), a period considered the golden age of Chinese theater. By turns lyrical and earthy, sentimental and ironic, Yuan drama spans a broad emotional, linguistic, and stylistic range. Combining sung arias with declaimed verses and doggerels, dialogues and mime, and jokes and acrobatic feats, Yuan drama formed a vital part of ChinaÕs culture of performance and entertainment in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries. To date, few Yuan-dynasty plays have been translated into English. Well-known translators and scholars have supervised the making of this collection and add a short description to each play. A general introduction situates all selections within their cultural and historical contexts.
Author : John Henry Gray
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 566 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)
Download or read book China written by John Henry Gray and published by . This book was released on 1878 with total page 566 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Fu Jin
Publisher : China Perspectives
ISBN 13 : 9781032065229
Total Pages : 1320 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (652 download)
Download or read book A History of Chinese Theatre in the 20th Century written by Fu Jin and published by China Perspectives. This book was released on 2021-10-26 with total page 1320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 20th century was a dynamic period for the theatrical arts in China. Booming urban theater, the interaction between commercial practice and theater, dramas staged during the War of Resistance against Japan and an in-depth communication between Western and Eastern theater all contributed to the momentousness of this period. The four volumes of "A History of Chinese Theatre in the 20th Century" display the developmental trajectories of Chinese theatre over those hundred years. Following a chronological order, the author depicts the colorful yet turbulent developmental path of the Chinese theatre in the 20th century. Representative figures and works in each period are examined against the backdrop of its historical background. The author shows how the development of the Chinese theatre is intertwined with a variety of internal and external factors, such as political interference, a philosophical trend to ignore the traditions, and a profound influence from western theatrical concepts. Scholars and students in the history of the arts, especially the history of Chinese theater, will find this book to be an essential guide.
Author : J. Ellen Gainor
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780393283471
Total Pages : 1792 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (834 download)
Download or read book The Norton Anthology of Drama written by J. Ellen Gainor and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 1792 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Comprehensive and up-to-date, now with more instructor resources
Author : Teresa Chi-Ching Sun
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 0761871322
Total Pages : 115 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (618 download)
Download or read book Chinese Drama and Society written by Teresa Chi-Ching Sun and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2019-08-23 with total page 115 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book traces the entrance of Western stage drama into China and the initial reception it received from Chinese intellectuals. Form the introduction of Western literature and dramatic concepts to China in the early twentieth century to the Chinese national theatre movement and renovation of Beijing opera, specific and social cultural conditions ushered the literature created in that environment. The central contention of this book is that the evolution of modern literary stage drama was an important aspect of the Chinese intellectual movement, transforming stage shows into messengers of social change. When two cultures collide, it can produce significant literary and cultural change. While there have been productive studies comparing the characteristics of Eastern and Western theatre, there has not yet been a study examining the social environments that brought these characteristics about.
