Chinese Theatre: An Illustrated History Through Nuoxi and Mulianxi: Volume One: From Exorcism to Entertainment

ISBN-13: 9781138208100 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 282 str.

Xiaohuan Zhao

Opis

Chinese Theatre: An Illustrated History Through Nuoxi and Mulianxi is the first book in any language entirely devoted to a historical inquiry into Chinese theatre through Nuoxi and Mulianxi, the two most representative and predominant forms of Chinese temple theatre.

Spis treści

Introduction; Part 1. Ritual Origins of Chinese Theatre: From Nuo to Nuoxi; 1 Ritual and Ritual Performance in Early China; 2 The Hundred Shows; 3 The Nuo Theatre; Part 2. The Mulian Myth: From Scripture to Storytelling; 4 Scriptural Origins of the Mulian Myth; 5 The Mulian Myth in Transformation Texts; 6 The Mulian Myth in Precious Scrolls; Glossary; Bibliography; Figure Credits

O autorze

Xiaohuan Zhao is Associate Professor of Chinese Literary and Theatre Studies at the University of Sydney.