Peking opera is known worldwide for its lively music, colorful costumes, and thrilling displays of acrobatic prowess. This illustrated introduction features descriptions of the opera's character types, selected pieces, and its history in order to place this rich and unique art form in the cultural world of contemporary China.
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"Will likely come to be recognized as the standard introduction and overview of Peking opera for the nonspecialist....Highly recommended for any library with holdings in world literature, comparative literature, Chinese literature, or theater."--Choice
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Colin Mackerras is Foundation Professor and Head of the School of Modern Asian Studies, Griffith University, Queensland, Australia.
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It's a simple quick read and informative overview of the history of Northern Chinese opera. A good number of photographs of famous actors and theaters are found in the middle of the book. I look at it as a good intro to a subject that has been written about in much more detail mostly in text books.
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IN 1790 the Qianlong emperor (r. 1736-95), who presided over the greatest age of late imperial China, held massive celebrations in his capital, Beijing, to mark his eightieth birthday. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
famous dan, leopard cat, traditional theatre, traditional items Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Peking Opera, Mei Lanfang, Cao Cao, Yang Xiu, Jiang Qing, Mao Zedong, Monkey King, Cultural Revolution, Pelting Opera, People's Theatre, Cheng Changgeng, Empress Dowager, Tan Xinpei, Water Margin, Kou Zhu, Summer Palace, The Crossroads, The Li Ling Stele, Chen Lin, Cheng Yanqiu, Hedda Morrison, Mount Liang, Pear Garden Theatre, Shang Xiaoyun, The Romance of the Three Kingdoms New!
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IN 1790 the Qianlong emperor (r. 1736-95), who presided over the greatest age of late imperial China, held massive celebrations in his capital, Beijing, to mark his eightieth birthday. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
famous dan, leopard cat, traditional theatre, traditional items Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Peking Opera, Mei Lanfang, Cao Cao, Yang Xiu, Jiang Qing, Mao Zedong, Monkey King, Cultural Revolution, Pelting Opera, People's Theatre, Cheng Changgeng, Empress Dowager, Tan Xinpei, Water Margin, Kou Zhu, Summer Palace, The Crossroads, The Li Ling Stele, Chen Lin, Cheng Yanqiu, Hedda Morrison, Mount Liang, Pear Garden Theatre, Shang Xiaoyun, The Romance of the Three Kingdoms New!
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- Hong Kong (Where We Live) by Donna Bailey in Front Matter
- The Stagecraft of Peking Opera: From Its Origins to the Present Day by Pan Xiafeng in Back Matter
- Peking Opera Painted Faces by Menglin Zhao in Back Matter
- Peking Opera and Mei Lanfang by Zuguang in Back Matter
- Stagecraft of Peking Opera: From Its Origins to the Present Day by Pan Xiafeng in Back Matter
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- Homoerotic Sensibilities in Late Imperial China (Routledge/Asian Studies Association of Australia (ASAA) East Asian Series) by Wu Cuncun on 12 pages
- Drama Kings: Players and Publics in the Re-creation of Peking Opera, 1870-1937 by Joshua Goldstein on 6 pages
- Peking Opera and Politics in Taiwan by Nancy Guy on 5 pages
- Staging the World: Chinese Nationalism at the Turn of the Twentieth Century (Asia-Pacific: Culture, Politics, and Society) by Rebecca E. Karl in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- Passions of the Cut Sleeve: The Male Homosexual Tradition in China by Bret Hinsch in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
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