TY  - BOOK
AU  - Dolby,William
AU  - Hu,John
AU  - Mackerras,Colin
AU  - Scott,A.
AU  - Wichmann,Elizabeth
TI  - Chinese Theater: From Its Origins to the Present Day 
SN  - 9780824842499
AV  - PN2871 .C534 1983eb
U1  - 792/.0951 19
PY  - 2021///]
CY  - Honolulu : 
PB  - University of Hawaii Press, 
KW  - Chinese drama
KW  - History and criticism
KW  - Theater
KW  - China
KW  - PERFORMING ARTS / Theater / History & Criticism
KW  - bisacsh
N1  - Frontmatter --; CONTENTS --; PREFACE --; INTRODUCTION --; I EARLY CHINESE PLAYS AND THEATER --; II YUAN DRAMA --; III MING DYNASTY DRAMA --; IV THE DRAMA OF THE QING DYNASTY --; V THE PERFORMANCE OF CLASSICAL THEATER --; VI THEATER AND THE MASSES --; VII TRADITIONAL THEATER IN CONTEMPORARY CHINA --; CONTRIBUTORS --; GLOSSARY --; INDEX; restricted access
N2  - 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
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1515/9780824842499
UR  - https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780824842499
UR  - https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9780824842499/original
ER  -