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Chen: Acting the Right Part Paper
Xiaomei Chen
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Paperback. This title provides a cultural history of "huaju" (modern Chinese drama) from 1966 to 1996. It is situated both in the context of Chinese literary and cultural history and in the context of comparative drama and theatre, cultural studies and critical issues relevant to national theatre worldwide. Num Pages: 440 pages, 25 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; 3JJP; AN; DSBH; DSG; GTB; HBT; JFC; JFSJ1; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 152 x 230 x 31. Weight in Grams: 786.
Acting the Right Part is a cultural history of huaju (modern Chinese drama) from 1966 to 1996. Xiaomei Chen situates her study both in the context of Chinese literary and cultural history and in the context of comparative drama and theater, cultural studies, and critical issues relevant to national theater worldwide. Following a discussion of the marginality of modern Chinese drama in relation to other genres, periods, and cultures, early chapters focus on the dynamic relationship between theater and revolution. Chosen during the Cultural Revolution as the exclusive artistic vehicle to promote proletariat art, ""model theater"" raises important questions about ... Read more
Acting the Right Part is a cultural history of huaju (modern Chinese drama) from 1966 to 1996. Xiaomei Chen situates her study both in the context of Chinese literary and cultural history and in the context of comparative drama and theater, cultural studies, and critical issues relevant to national theater worldwide. Following a discussion of the marginality of modern Chinese drama in relation to other genres, periods, and cultures, early chapters focus on the dynamic relationship between theater and revolution. Chosen during the Cultural Revolution as the exclusive artistic vehicle to promote proletariat art, ""model theater"" raises important questions about ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Hawaii Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
440
Place of Publication
Honolulu, HI, United States
ISBN
9780824824839
SKU
V9780824824839
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