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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Goldstein, Joshua, 1965-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Berkeley : University of California Press, 2007.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Mei, Lanfang, > 1894-1961
Mei, Lanfang, > 1894-1961.
Theater.
Operas, Chinese.
MUSIC > Genres & Styles > Opera.
PERFORMING ARTS > Theater > History & Criticism.
Operas chinois > Chine > Pekin > Histoire.
Theâtre > Chine > Pekin > Histoire.
Operas, Chinese > China > Beijing > History.
Theater > China > Beijing > History.
China > Beijing.
History
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary: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.
Physical Description:1 online resource (382 pages).
ISBN:9780520932791

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