Chinese martial arts cinema : the Wuxia tradition /

This is the first comprehensive, fully-researched account of the historical and contemporary development of the traditional martial arts genre in the Chinese cinema known as wuxia (literal translation: martial chivalry) - a genre which audiences around the world became familiar with through the phen...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Teo, Stephen (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2016]
Edición:Second edition.
Colección:Traditions in world cinema.
Temas:
Martial arts films > China > History and criticism.
Martial arts > China.
Films d'arts martiaux > Chine > Histoire et critique.
PERFORMING ARTS > Reference.
PERFORMING ARTS > Film & Video > General.
Martial arts
Martial arts films
China
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Chinese Martial Arts Cinema; Copyright; contents; TRADITIONS IN WORLD CINEMA; Acknowledgements ; PREFACE; introduction; 1."Wuxia from Literature to Cinema; 2."Reactions against the Wuxia Genre; 3."The Rise of Kung Fu, from Wong Fei-hung to Bruce Lee; 4."The Rise of New School Wuxia; 5."The Wuxia Films of King Hu; 6."Wuxia after A Touch of Zen; 7."Wuxia between Nationalism and Transnationalism; 8.#Wuxia and Kung Fu in the blockbuster era; Epilogue; Glossary; Bibliography; Filmography; Index.

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