{"product_id":"the-columbia-anthology-of-modern-chinese-drama-9780231165020","title":"The Columbia Anthology of Modern Chinese Drama","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis condensed anthology reproduces close to a dozen plays from Xiaomei Chen’s well-received original collection, along with her critical introduction to the historical, cultural, and aesthetic evolution of twentieth-century Chinese spoken drama.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Columbia Anthology of Modern Chinese Drama's excellent selection, colloquial and stage-friendly translations, and illuminating introduction undoubtedly make the volume the authoritative choice in teaching and reading modern Chinese drama for the foreseeable future. PRI's The World Xiaomei Chen's monumental anthology of modern Chinese drama admirably fulfills a major need in the field. Students, teachers, and innovative producers will find that this impressive collection expands their cultural horizons. -- Marvin Carlson, The Graduate Center, City University of New York The Columbia Anthology of Modern Chinese Drama is a great piece of historical and analytical scholarship, evincing a breadth of history and depth of ideological critique hard to find in critics preoccupied with body and performance. The plays are not simply material for historical survey; their line-up forms an argument on China's pursuit of modernity, social justice, and equality. -- Ban Wang, Stanford University\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments Introduction 1. Hu Shi, The Main Event in Life (1919), translated by Edward M. Gunn 2. Tian Han, The Night the Tiger Was Caught (1922-1923), translated by Jonathan S. Noble 3. Ouyang Yuqian, After Returning Home (1922), translated by Jonathan S. Noble 4. Ding Xilin, A Wasp (1923), translated by John B. Weinstein and Carsey Yee 5. Bai Wei, Breaking Out of Ghost Pagoda (1928), translated by Paul B. Foster 6. Cao Yu, Thunderstorm (1934), translated by Wang Tso-liang and A. C. Barnes, revised translation by Charles Qianzhi Wu, with a translation of prologue and epilogue 7. Xia Yan, Under Shanghai Eaves (1937), translated by George Hayden 8. Lao She, Teahouse (1958), translated by Ying Ruocheng, revised by Claire Conceison 9. Tian Han, Guan Hanqing (1958), retranslated by Amy Dooling 10. Chen Yun, The Young Generation (1965), translated by Constantine Tung and Kevin A. O'Connor  11. Weng Ouhong and A Jia,, revised by the China Peking Opera Troupe, The Red Lantern (1970), translated by Brenda Austin and John B. Weinstein 12. Gao Xingjian, The Bus Stop (1983), translated by Shiao-Ling Yu 13. Sha Yexin, Jiang Qing and Her Husbands (1990), translated by Kirk A. Denton Glossary Contributors","brand":"Columbia University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49400276386135,"sku":"9780231165020","price":121.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780231165020.jpg?v=1730470258","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-columbia-anthology-of-modern-chinese-drama-9780231165020","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}