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Product Identifiers
PublisherHong KONG University Press
ISBN-109622096034
ISBN-139789622096035
eBay Product ID (ePID)2487116
Product Key Features
Number of Pages304 Pages
Publication NameCross-Dressing in Chinese Opera
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2003
SubjectFilm / General, Gender Studies, Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Genres & Styles / Opera
TypeTextbook
AuthorSiu Leung Li
Subject AreaMusic, Performing Arts, Social Science
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.6 in
Item Weight16 Oz
Item Length0.4 in
Item Width0.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN2005-366045
ReviewsThis is the first ever in-depth study about Chinese opera that offers a reading that is thoroughly informed by queer theories almost in their entirety. Such an approach differs from the traditional comparative literature (including the so-called sinology|9789622096035|, "Siu Leung Li has revealed a solid and insightful ability to handle traditional Chinese scholarship as well as modern theories of cultural politics." -- Professor Sai-shing Yung, Department of Chinese Studies, National University of Singapore, The author has amassed an impressive body of material to address a myriad of issues relating to cross-dressing and gender representation on the Chinese stage. Chinese opera offers rich soil for interpretation, and this fascinating subject has rarely been|9789622096035|
Dewey Edition22
Grade FromCollege Graduate Student
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal782.10951
SynopsisThe enchantment of the figure of the "male dan" -- female impersonator -- remains a residual element in the cultural imagination of many contemporary Chinese societies. The various kinds of interpretive possibilities in the commanding tradition of cross-dressing Chinese opera have yet to be examined in-depth. In order to discuss "mistaken identity" and gender issues as they relate to cross-dressing on the Chinese operatic stage, this book examines a wide range of materials, including traditional dramatic texts, modern literary writings, critical writings (for example, quhua), opera paintings, and contemporary movies. The book explores gendering and gender differences that are constructed, reproduced, dismantled, and contested in this particularly rich site of Chinese culture.
LC Classification NumberML1751.C4
