{"product_id":"how-to-read-chinese-drama-in-chinese-9780231209564","title":"How to Read Chinese Drama in Chinese","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book is at once a guided primer on Chinese drama and an innovative textbook. A companion to \u003ci\u003eHow to Read Chinese Drama\u003c\/i\u003e designed for Chinese-language learners, it provides a versatile introduction to traditional Chinese plays for readers who want to experience Chinese drama in the original language.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis well designed coursebook will allow Chinese language instructors and students to approach advanced Chinese language learning through traditional drama. The selected plays are  iconic and do a good job of introducing students to different types of drama, which unfortunately is currently rarely taught in classical Chinese courses. -- Emily Wilcox, coeditor of \u003ci\u003eCorporeal Politics: Dancing East Asia\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChinese theater synthesizes a great variety of performance modes rather than separating them out. This makes it both difficult and very rewarding to learn and to teach. Comprising a stellar group of scholars, \u003ci\u003eHow to Read Chinese Drama in Chinese\u003c\/i\u003e is extraordinary scholarship of the highest quality that will benefit students greatly. -- David Rolston, author of \u003ci\u003eInscribing Jingju\/Peking Opera: Textualization and Performance, Authorship and Censorship of the “National Drama” of China from the Late Qing to the Present\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe very first of its kind, this carefully crafted primer on classical Chinese drama offers a pleasant and informative reading of the best works of Chinese theater and helps the reader to appreciate the beauty and musicality of the original Chinese language. -- Ying Wang, cotranslator of \u003ci\u003eThe Fragrant Companions: A Play About Love Between Women\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface to the How to Read Chinese Literature Series\u003cbr\u003eA Note on How to Use This Book\u003cbr\u003eMajor Chinese Dynasties\u003cbr\u003eSymbols, Abbreviations, and Typographical Usages\u003cbr\u003eYuan Zaju Plays\u003cbr\u003eSong-Yuan Nanxi Plays\u003cbr\u003eMing Zaju Plays\u003cbr\u003eMing-Qing Chuanqi Plays\u003cbr\u003eAbbreviations of Primary Texts \u003cbr\u003eNotes on Dramatic Conventions\u003cbr\u003eList of Literary Issues Discussed\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003eEditors","brand":"Columbia University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49400376033623,"sku":"9780231209564","price":93.6,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780231209564.jpg?v=1730470537","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/how-to-read-chinese-drama-in-chinese-9780231209564","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}