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Regional literature and the transmission of culture : chinese drum ballads, 1800-1937 / Margaret Wan.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Wan, Margaret B., author.
Series:
Harvard-Yenching Institute monograph series ; 426.
Harvard-Yenching Institute monograph series ; 426
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Popular literature--China--History.
Popular literature.
Drum--Performance--China.
Drum.
Acculturation--China--History.
Acculturation.
Folklore--China.
Folklore.
Ethnomusicology--China.
Ethnomusicology.
Ballads, Chinese--History.
Ballads, Chinese.
China--Civilization.
China.
Physical Description:
1 online resource.
Edition:
1st ed.
Place of Publication:
Cambridge, Massachusetts : The Harvard University Asia Center, [2020]
Summary:
"Provides a richly textured picture of cultural transmission in China during the Qing and early Republican eras. Drum ballad texts (guci) evoke one of the most popular performance traditions of their day, opening up surprising new perspectives on vital topics in Chinese literature and history"--Provided by publisher.
Contents:
Copyright Page / Author: Margaret B. Wan
Dedication / Author: Margaret B. Wan
Figures, maps, Tables / Author: Margaret B. Wan
Acknowledgements / Author: Margaret B. Wan
Abbreviations / Author: Margaret B. Wan
Note to the Reader / Author: Margaret B. Wan
Introduction / Author: Margaret B. Wan
Chapter One Drum Ballads as Regional Literature / Author: Margaret B. Wan
Chapter Two Audiences and Reading Practices / Author: Margaret B. Wan
Chapter Three Imagining Region / Author: Margaret B. Wan
Chapter Four Court-Case Ballads / Author: Margaret B. Wan
Chapter Five Legends, Media, and the Transmission of Ideas / Author: Margaret B. Wan
Chapter Six Drum Ballads in Shanghai / Author: Margaret B. Wan
Conclusion / Author: Margaret B. Wan
Appendix A Extant Editions of Drum Ballads on Judge Liu and Judge Shi and Related Texts / Author: Margaret B. Wan
Appendix B Other Known Lithograph Editions of Drum Ballads on Judge Liu, Judge Shi, and Green Peony / Author: Margaret B. Wan
Appendix C / Author: Margaret B. Wan
Appendix D / Author: Margaret B. Wan
Notes / Author: Margaret B. Wan
Bibliography / Author: Margaret B. Wan
Index / Author: Margaret B. Wan
Harvard East Asian Monographs (most recent titles) / Author: Margaret B. Wan.
Notes:
Description based on print version record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
1-68417-607-7
OCLC:
1153531148
Publisher Number:
10.1163/9781684176076 DOI

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