Kunqu: A Classical Opera of Twenty-First-Century China - Hardcover

Lam, Joseph S C

 
9789888754328: Kunqu: A Classical Opera of Twenty-First-Century China
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 9888754327 ISBN 13: 9789888754328
Verlag: Hong Kong University Press, 2023

Inhaltsangabe

The first exhaustive English-language history and analysis of the Chinese opera genre, Kunqu.

In Kunqu: A Classical Opera of Twenty-First-Century China, Joseph S. C. Lam offers a holistic and interdisciplinary view of Kunqu, a 600-year-old genre of Chinese opera that has been fashionably performed inside and outside of China. The first comprehensive and scholarly book on Kunqu written in English, this book explains how and why the genre charms and signifies Chinese culture, history, and personhood. Approaching the genre from several perspectives, ranging from those of performers and producers to those of casual audiences, dedicated connoisseurs, and scholarly critics, Lam also employs a judicious blend of Chinese and international theories and methods. Herein, he establishes the significance of Kunqu not only in the sphere of Chinese music but among the cultural heritage and performing arts at a global level as well.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Joseph S. C. Lam is professor of musicology at the School of Music, Theatre, and Dance at the University of Michigan.

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Verlag
Hong Kong University Press
Erscheinungsdatum
2023
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
9888754327
ISBN 13 
9789888754328
Einband
Tapa dura
Anzahl der Seiten
300
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