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