The Metamorphosis of Tianxian pei
The Chinese University Press (Verlag)
978-962-996-593-8 (ISBN)
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Through the case of Married to a Heavenly Immortal, Idema illustrates the complicated process of rewriting and revising the play/movie in the context of a rapidly changing cultural and ideological climate during the Communist theater reform movement. As a result, the traditional theme of filial piety was turned into class struggle and the pursuit of free love. The book is enriched by a full translation of a traditional version of the play and a revised one in the 1950s, as well as selected articles by script-writers, directors, performers, and critics. These primary sources allow readers to access inside views of the contemporaries and their political and artistic concerns.
This book contributes substantially to the current scholarship on traditional Chinese opera, especially studies on Chinese theater and operatic movies in the early years of the People’s Republic of China.
Wilt L. Idema is a pioneering scholar and translator of Chinese literature, especially noncanonical texts of drama, fiction, poetry, and prose. He obtained his doctorate from Leiden University, where he remained on the faculty for many years. Since 2000, he has been teaching as Professor of Chinese Literature in the Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations at Harvard University. Idema was the dean of School of Humanities at Leiden University and the director of the John King Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies at Harvard. He has published extensively in English, German, and Chinese on topics of Chinese fiction, vernacular literature, and women’s writings, including Filial Piety and Its Divine Rewards: The Legend of Dong Yong and Weaving Maiden, with Related Texts.
Reihe/Serie | Emersion: Emergent Village resources for communities of faith |
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Verlagsort | Hong Kong |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 15 x 23 mm |
Gewicht | 680 g |
Themenwelt | Literatur ► Anthologien |
Literatur ► Lyrik / Dramatik ► Dramatik / Theater | |
Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Film / TV | |
Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Musik ► Klassik / Oper / Musical | |
Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Theater / Ballett | |
Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte | |
ISBN-10 | 962-996-593-3 / 9629965933 |
ISBN-13 | 978-962-996-593-8 / 9789629965938 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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