Chinese Opera: Stories and Images
Lovrick, Peter; Wang-Ngai, Siu
Language: English
Published by UBC Press, 1997
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BOX packed with padding. Pages: not written on, clean, bright, odor free, fine edges. Dust Jacket: bumping and rubbing and curl to edges, very small tear at back bottom corner tip, wear to cover coating across back top near top edge. See Photos! Same or next day shipping (weekdays and Saturdays)! Ships from California. ABOUT: In Chinese Opera brilliant photographs by Sui Wang-Ngai introduce the reader to a unique theatrical form. Dramatic, full-color stage photographs of individual actors and dynamic action shots, taken in natural light at live performances in Hong Kong, capture gestures and facial expression to convey the theatrical moment while simultaneously pointing to the differences in costuming and presentation that distinguish each regional style and character. Chinese opera is a blend of song, speech, mime, dance, and acrobatics held together by a language of theatrical conventions entirely new to the Westerner. It is based on a rich repertoire of stories drawn from the history, legends, myths, folk tales, and classic novels of the country, here engagingly retold by Peter Lovrick. Full of colorful characters and surprising events born of the imagination of ancient culture, these stories live on as part of the Chinese theatrical tradition.…
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- Title
- Chinese Opera: Stories and Images
- Author
- Lovrick, Peter; Wang-Ngai, Siu
- Publisher
- UBC Press
- Publication year
- 1997
- Condition
- Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0295976101
- ISBN 13
- 9780295976105
- Item weight
- 1,520 grams
- Dimensions
- 2.54 centimeters width by 26.67 centimeters height by 26.67 centimeters depth
Through Peter Lovrick's engaging text, Chinese Opera provides a brief anecdotal history of the development of Chinese opera and introduces a language of theatrical convention entirely new to the Westerner. It also identifies the hallmarks of the dozen or so regional opera styles found in this collection. As well, the book arranges the stories in a rough chain of being, from heaven, through the whole social structure on earth from emperor to outlaw, to ghosts in the nether world, offering a revealing view of Chinese social tradition and experience.
Chinese opera has a rich repertoire drawn from history, legends, myths, folk tales, and classic novels. These stories are full of colourful characters and surprising turns. Chinese Opera opens a door onto the wealth of Chinese traditional drama in a way that will interest drama aficionados, admirers of theatrical photography, students of Chinese drama, those interested in the culture of China, and everyone who enjoys a lively story. It is not necessary to be knowledgeable about the dramatic tradition to sit back, like the Chinese audience of a regional opera, and enjoy a good yarn. Siu Wang-Ngai's record of opera performance makes these stories come alive.
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