Jin Fu

Chinese Theatre

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Produktbeschreibung

In this illustrated introduction Fu Jin explores the origins and development of Chinese theater from ancient opera to modern drama.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 144
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. Juni 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 8mm
• Gewicht: 231g
• ISBN-13: 9780521186667
• ISBN-10: 0521186668
• Artikelnr.: 34541583

Autorenporträt

Fu Jin is a Professor of the National Academy of Chinese Theater Arts, a researcher at the Institute of Chinese Intangible Cultural Heritage, Sun Yat-sen University and doctoral advisor at the China Art Academy. He has published widely on the history, modernization and localization of Chinese theater.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword
1. Prelude: the origins of Chinese theater
2. Peaks towering magnificently: Song Xiwen and Yuan Zaju
3. Refinement and elegance: Chuanqi of the Ming and Qing dynasties and the era of Kunqu opera
4. Flowers in bloom: diversified opera varieties
5. Ups and downs: extending Chinese theater globally
Appendix: chronological table of the Chinese dynasties.