The Happy Hsiungs: Performing China and the Struggle for Modernity
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spelling | Yeh, Diana Verfasser aut The Happy Hsiungs Performing China and the Struggle for Modernity Hong Kong Hong Kong University Press, HKU 2014 1 online resource (225 pages) txt rdacontent c rdamedia cr rdacarrier RAS China in Shanghai series of China Monographs Print version record Between 1935 and 1936, the play Lady Precious Stream was a big success as being performed and running for 1,000 nights at the Little Theatre in London. Its writer-director, Shih-I Hsiung, was the first Chinese person to direct a West End play. Hsiung's wife, Dymia, was also remarkable as the first Chinese woman in Britain to publish a fictional autobiography in English. By retrieving the lost histories of these two celebrated writers, this book considers how ideas of China and Chineseness are circulated and contested globally. Though fêted as 'The Happy Hsiungs', their lives ultimately highlig Hsiung, S. I. (Shih I) 1902-1991 Hsiung, Dymia Xiong, Shiyi 1902-1991 (DE-588)128642610 gnd rswk-swf Hsiung, Dymia 1905-1987 (DE-588)1068178760 gnd rswk-swf Geschichte 1900-2000 Geschichte 1800-1900 Geschichte 1930-1960 gnd rswk-swf Autobiographical fiction / History and criticism Biography as a literary form Literature / 19th century / History and criticism Literature / 20th century / History and criticism HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain bisacsh BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Literary bisacsh Literatur Chinese England Social integration England Authors, Chinese England Biography Chinesen (DE-588)4009946-5 gnd rswk-swf Kulturvermittlung (DE-588)4165992-2 gnd rswk-swf Schriftsteller (DE-588)4053309-8 gnd rswk-swf Dramatiker (DE-588)4140241-8 gnd rswk-swf Literarisches Leben (DE-588)4074272-6 gnd rswk-swf Europa Großbritannien Großbritannien (DE-588)4022153-2 gnd rswk-swf (DE-588)4006804-3 Biografie gnd-content Chinesen (DE-588)4009946-5 s Schriftsteller (DE-588)4053309-8 s Dramatiker (DE-588)4140241-8 s Kulturvermittlung (DE-588)4165992-2 s Literarisches Leben (DE-588)4074272-6 s Großbritannien (DE-588)4022153-2 g Geschichte 1930-1960 z 1\p DE-604 Xiong, Shiyi 1902-1991 (DE-588)128642610 p Hsiung, Dymia 1905-1987 (DE-588)1068178760 p 2\p DE-604 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=710394 Aggregator Volltext 1\p cgwrk 20201028 DE-101 https://d-nb.info/provenance/plan#cgwrk 2\p cgwrk 20201028 DE-101 https://d-nb.info/provenance/plan#cgwrk |
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title | The Happy Hsiungs Performing China and the Struggle for Modernity |
title_auth | The Happy Hsiungs Performing China and the Struggle for Modernity |
title_exact_search | The Happy Hsiungs Performing China and the Struggle for Modernity |
title_full | The Happy Hsiungs Performing China and the Struggle for Modernity |
title_fullStr | The Happy Hsiungs Performing China and the Struggle for Modernity |
title_full_unstemmed | The Happy Hsiungs Performing China and the Struggle for Modernity |
title_short | The Happy Hsiungs |
title_sort | the happy hsiungs performing china and the struggle for modernity |
title_sub | Performing China and the Struggle for Modernity |
topic | Hsiung, S. I. (Shih I) 1902-1991 Hsiung, Dymia Xiong, Shiyi 1902-1991 (DE-588)128642610 gnd Hsiung, Dymia 1905-1987 (DE-588)1068178760 gnd Autobiographical fiction / History and criticism Biography as a literary form Literature / 19th century / History and criticism Literature / 20th century / History and criticism HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain bisacsh BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Literary bisacsh Literatur Chinese England Social integration England Authors, Chinese England Biography Chinesen (DE-588)4009946-5 gnd Kulturvermittlung (DE-588)4165992-2 gnd Schriftsteller (DE-588)4053309-8 gnd Dramatiker (DE-588)4140241-8 gnd Literarisches Leben (DE-588)4074272-6 gnd |
topic_facet | Hsiung, S. I. (Shih I) 1902-1991 Hsiung, Dymia Xiong, Shiyi 1902-1991 Hsiung, Dymia 1905-1987 Autobiographical fiction / History and criticism Biography as a literary form Literature / 19th century / History and criticism Literature / 20th century / History and criticism HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Literary Literatur Chinese England Social integration England Authors, Chinese England Biography Chinesen Kulturvermittlung Schriftsteller Dramatiker Literarisches Leben Europa Großbritannien Biografie |
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