Isbn: 9780299053741 - traditional chinese plays, volume 2: longing for worldly pleasures/fifteen strings of cash (30 Ergebnisse)

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Wraps. Zustand: Very Good+. Vol II only; Former owner's inked name/place in small lettering on upper corner of half title page. Otherwise textblock is clean and tight. Lightly shelf rippled front cover and bubbling along spine on back cover. 156pp., including index. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A. C. Scott (illustrator). Paperback. …

Soft cover. Zustand: Fine. 156 pp, 8.5-in tall, photographs and drawings.Two plays: "Longing for Worldly Pleasures" by Ssu Fan and "Fifteen Strings of Cash" by Shih Wu Kuan.

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Paperback. xvi, 156p., plus publisher's menu, illustrated with eight pages of performance and portrait photos, softbound in 8.5x5.5 inch decorated wraps. We own several copies of the remainder issue, all are in as-new condition: perfectly sound, clean and unmarked (except for lightly penciled dealer code & price, and a small price sticker).…

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. A very good copy of the softcover edition of Volume 2 only. Previous owner's name in ink inside front cover, else the text is wholly unmarked, pristine, and the binding is bright and fresh in appearance, with no creasing to the spine. Plays are" Longing for Worldlt Pleasures, and Fifteen Strings of Cash. A sharp copy.…

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Paperback. Zustand: New. The world of traditional Chinese drama can be at once fascinating and bewildering to the uninitiated Western observer. Attuned to his own dramatic conventions, he is hard put to apprehend the delicate fusion of poetry, music, and subtle gesture which is the essence of Chinese theatre. Because of these difficulties, the task of translating traditional Chinese drama must go far beyond the conventional literary treatment and evoke the entire world of stagecraft and directing.Longing for Worldly Pleasures (Ssu Fan) is a lyric monologue in which a young Buddhist laments the waning of her youth in the seclusion of the convent. The brief piece involves a complexity of mood which makes it an actor's tour de force, undertaken only by the most highly skilled performers.Fifteen Strings of Cash (Shih Wu Kuan), a much longer play, is a comic murder mystery satirizing bureaucratic ineptitude in the administration of justice. The comic lead role of Lou the Rat is a virtuoso part which illustrates the intricate mimetic art of the traditional comic actor and was the play's main appeal to Chinese audiences.…

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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The world of traditional Chinese drama can be at once fascinating and bewildering to the uninitiated Western observer. Attuned to his own dramatic conventions, he is hard put to apprehend the delicate fusion of poetry, music, and subtle gesture which is the essence of Chinese theatre. Because of these difficulties, the task of translating traditional Chinese drama must go far beyond the conventional literary treatment and evoke the entire world of stagecraft and directing.Longing for Worldly Pleasures (Ssu Fan) is a lyric monologue in which a young Buddhist laments the waning of her youth in the seclusion of the convent. The brief piece involves a complexity of mood which makes it an actor's tour de force, undertaken only by the most highly skilled performers.Fifteen Strings of Cash (Shih Wu Kuan), a much longer play, is a comic murder mystery satirizing bureaucratic ineptitude in the administration of justice. The comic lead role of Lou the Rat is a virtuoso part which illustrates the intricate mimetic art of the traditional comic actor and was the play's main appeal to Chinese audiences.…

Zustand: New. &Uumlber den AutorA. C. Scott is director of the Asian Theatre Program at the University of Wisconsin and has a long and intimate knowledge of traditional Chinese theatre. He has written a number books on the subject, including Tr.

Paperback. Zustand: New. The world of traditional Chinese drama can be at once fascinating and bewildering to the uninitiated Western observer. Attuned to his own dramatic conventions, he is hard put to apprehend the delicate fusion of poetry, music, and subtle gesture which is the essence of Chinese theatre. Because of these difficulties, the task of translating traditional Chinese drama must go far beyond the conventional literary treatment and evoke the entire world of stagecraft and directing.Longing for Worldly Pleasures (Ssu Fan) is a lyric monologue in which a young Buddhist laments the waning of her youth in the seclusion of the convent. The brief piece involves a complexity of mood which makes it an actor's tour de force, undertaken only by the most highly skilled performers.Fifteen Strings of Cash (Shih Wu Kuan), a much longer play, is a comic murder mystery satirizing bureaucratic ineptitude in the administration of justice. The comic lead role of Lou the Rat is a virtuoso part which illustrates the intricate mimetic art of the traditional comic actor and was the play's main appeal to Chinese audiences.…

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