Drama Kings : Players and Publics in the Re-creation of Peking Opera, 1870-1937.

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Describes the formation of the Peking opera in late Qing and its subsequent rise and re-creation as the epitome of the Chinese national culture in Republican era China. This book looks into the lives of some of the opera's key actors, and explores their methods for earning a living, and their s...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Goldstein, Joshua, 1965-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berkeley : University of California Press, 2007.
Temas:
Mei, Lanfang, > 1894-1961.
Mei, Lanfang, > 1894-1961
Theater > China > Beijing > History.
Operas, Chinese > China > Beijing > History.
Théâtre > Chine > Pékin > Histoire.
Opéras chinois > Chine > Pékin > Histoire.
PERFORMING ARTS > Theater > History & Criticism.
MUSIC > Genres & Styles > Opera.
Operas, Chinese
Theater
China > Beijing
career.
celebrities.
chinese history.
cross dressing.
cross-dressers.
cultural anthropology.
detailed history.
dramatic.
emotional rollercoaster.
four great female impersonators.
gender bending.
gender roles.
historical reenactments.
history of china.
history.
intense emotion.
intense.
lively.
melodrama.
peking opera.
performing arts.
politics.
qing dynasty.
theater and opera.
theater history.
theatrical.
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Describes the formation of the Peking opera in late Qing and its subsequent rise and re-creation as the epitome of the Chinese national culture in Republican era China. This book looks into the lives of some of the opera's key actors, and explores their methods for earning a living, and their status in an ever-changing society.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (384 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 335-353) and index.
ISBN:9780520932791
052093279X
9780520247529
0520247523
9786612359033
661235903X

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