Description
Book SynopsisThis book is at once a guided primer on Chinese drama and an innovative textbook. A companion to
How to Read Chinese Drama 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.
Trade ReviewThis 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
Corporeal Politics: Dancing East AsiaChinese 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,
How to Read Chinese Drama in Chinese is extraordinary scholarship of the highest quality that will benefit students greatly. -- David Rolston, author of
Inscribing Jingju/Peking Opera: Textualization and Performance, Authorship and Censorship of the “National Drama” of China from the Late Qing to the PresentThe 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
The Fragrant Companions: A Play About Love Between WomenTable of ContentsPreface to the How to Read Chinese Literature Series
A Note on How to Use This Book
Major Chinese Dynasties
Symbols, Abbreviations, and Typographical Usages
Yuan Zaju Plays
Song-Yuan Nanxi Plays
Ming Zaju Plays
Ming-Qing Chuanqi Plays
Abbreviations of Primary Texts
Notes on Dramatic Conventions
List of Literary Issues Discussed
Acknowledgments
Editors
