Drama kings : players and publics in the re-creation of Peking opera, 1870-1937 / Joshua Goldstein.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Goldstein, Joshua, 1965-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Theater--China--Beijing--History.

Theater.

Operas, Chinese.

History.

China--Beijing.

Operas, Chinese--China--Beijing--History.

Mei, Lanfang, 1894-1961.

Mei, Lanfang.

Physical Description:

xi, 371 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Berkeley : University of California Press, [2007]

Summary:

"Drama Kings is a splendid piece of work, combining a rich texture of anecdote with an articulate and challenging theoretical position that reaches beyond the topic at hand. Goldstein breaks new ground by tackling opera in a fashion that is sensitive to a range of economic, social, and economic contexts. Clearly and elegantly written, this investigation of biographical, institutional, and social movements provides an especially rich set of perspectives on this period in China."--David Strand, author of "Rickshaw Beijing: City People and Politics in the 1920s"

Contents:

Part 1 (Re)Framing the Genre, 1870-1919

1 Late Qing Institutions of Peking Opera 17

2 From Teahouse to Playhouse 55

3 The Experimental Stage, 1895-1920 89

4 May Fourth Realism and Qi Rushan's Theory of National Drama 134

Part 2 Peking Opera to National Drama, 1920-1937

5 Landscape and Figure, Nation and Character 175

6 The Limits of Reform 209

7 The Gendering of National Culture, Or, The Only Good Woman is a Man 237

8 Nationalization through Iconification 264.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 335-353) and index.

ISBN:

9780520247529

OCLC:

71347468

Publisher Number:

9780520247529