Staging personhood : costuming in early Qing drama /

"Throughout Chinese history, almost all the "conquest" dynasties forced Chinese people to conform to the rulers' ethnic clothing and hairstyle in the wake of the conquests. This was no different in the early Qing period, when Manchu rulers forced their style on the Han majority....

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Wang, Guojun, 1982- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Columbia University Press, [2020]
Subjects:
1368-1912
Costume > China > History > Ming-Qing dynasties, 1368-1912.
Clothing and dress > China > History > Ming-Qing dynasties, 1368-1912.
Clothing and dress > Social aspects > China.
Theater > China > History > 17th century.
Theater and society > China.
Théâtre > Chine > Histoire > 17e siècle.
Théâtre et société > Chine.
DESIGN > Textile & Costume.
LITERARY CRITICISM > Drama.
Clothing and dress > Ming-Qing dynasties.
Clothing and dress > Social aspects.
Costume > Ming-Qing dynasties.
Theater.
Theater and society.
China.
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Costuming as method
  • Ways to dress and ways to see
  • Across genders and ethnicities
  • Between family and state
  • The chaste lady immortal of seamless stitching
  • From state attire to stage prop
  • Epilogue: Dressing other and self.

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