Peking Opera (Images of Asia) - Hardcover

Mackerras, Colin

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0195877292 ISBN 13: 9780195877298

Verlag: OUP China, 1998

Inhaltsangabe

Peking Opera is known world-wide for its lively music, colourful costumes, and thrilling displays of acrobatic prowess. This illustrated introduction explains the opera's common character types, describes selected pieces, and offers a summary of its history that serves to place this rich and unique art form in the cultural world of contemporary China.

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"Will likely come to be recognized as the standard introduction and overview of Peking opera for the nonspecialist....Highly recommended for any library with holdings in world literature, comparative literature, Chinese literature, or theater."--Choice "Will likely come to be recognized as the standard introduction and overview of Peking opera for the nonspecialist....Highly recommended for any library with holdings in world literature, comparative literature, Chinese literature, or theater."--Choice "Will likely come to be recognized as the standard introduction and overview of Peking opera for the nonspecialist....Highly recommended for any library with holdings in world literature, comparative literature, Chinese literature, or theater."--Choice "Will likely come to be recognized as the standard introduction and overview of Peking opera for the nonspecialist....Highly recommended for any library with holdings in world literature, comparative literature, Chinese literature, or theater."--Choice

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: OUP China
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1998
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0195877292
• ISBN 13: 9780195877298
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Anzahl der Seiten: 80
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
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