Birth and Growth of Chinese Drama : The History of Chinese Drama. This item is unavailable.Birth and Growth of Chinese Drama : The History of Chinese Drama

This is a book of the history of China’s contemporary drama. It provides a panorama of the ups and downs of Chinese drama. It tells how this western art has been adapted to the Chinese context and what it has offered to the world of theatre. It illustrates who the outstanding playwrights are and what great drama they have produced. The book shows how Chinese traditional culture has been blended with this western art form. The book also demonstrates how deeply drama is involve in Chinese politics and daily life.

Wang Ronghua is an advisor to the International Confucius Association, member of Council of the Diplomatic Pen. He is a guest professor of the University of Jinan. He was a distinguished professor at the School of Chinese Language and Literature, University of International Business and Economics. He is former Chinese Ambassador to Iceland.