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Performing China on the London Stage: Chinese Opera and Global Power, 1759-2008

Performing China on the London Stage: Chinese Opera and Global Power, 1759-2008

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General World HistoryBritish HistoryTheater History

ISBN10: 1137597852
ISBN13: 9781137597854
Publisher: Springer Nature
Published: Oct 6 2016
Pages: 263
Weight: 1.05
Height: 0.81 Width: 5.99 Depth: 8.74
Language: English
Introduction.- Chapter 1. Chinese drama in the European Imagination before 1736.- Chapter 2. 'Confucius' morals to Britannia's ears'.- Chapter 3. From page to stage.- Chapter 4. Fashion, chinoiserie and modernity in The Circle of Chalk, 1929.- Chapter 5. Seeking subalterneity in S.I. Hsiung's Lady Precious Stream, 1934.- Chapter 6. 'A traditional play in the traditional manner'.- Chapter 7. Chinese opera in the diaspora from 1949.- Chapter 8. Opening the stage door.- Chapter 9. Postmodern politics.- Conclusion.

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