Ruling the stage :: social and cultural history of opera in Sichuan from the Qing to the People's Republic of China /

"Through an innovative interdisciplinary reading and field research, Igor Chabrowski analyses the history of the development of opera in Sichuan, arguing that opera serves as a microcosm of the profound transformation of modern Chinese culture between the 18th century and 1950s. He investigates...

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1. Verfasser: Chabrowski, Igor Iwo (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2022]
Schriftenreihe:China studies (Leiden, Netherlands) ; v. 49.
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Zusammenfassung:"Through an innovative interdisciplinary reading and field research, Igor Chabrowski analyses the history of the development of opera in Sichuan, arguing that opera serves as a microcosm of the profound transformation of modern Chinese culture between the 18th century and 1950s. He investigates the complex path of opera over this course of history: exiting the temple festivals, becoming a public obsession on commercial stages, and finally being harnessed to partisan propaganda work. The book reads into the process of cross-regional integration of Chinese culture and the emergence of the national opera genre. Moreover, opera is shown as an example of the culture wars that raged inside China's popular culture"--
Beschreibung:1 online resource (ix, 361 pages) : color illustrations, color map.
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9789004519398
9004519394

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