Chinese Theatre: An Illustrated History Through Nuoxi and Mulianxi

Chinese Theatre: An Illustrated History Through Nuoxi and Mulianxi is the first book in any language entirely devoted to a historical inquiry into Chinese theatre through Nuoxi and Mulianxi, the two most representative and predominant forms of Chinese temple theatre.

Autorentext

Xiaohuan Zhao is Associate Professor of Chinese Literary and Theatre Studies at the University of Sydney.

Klappentext

Chinese Theatre: An Illustrated History Through Nuoxi and Mulianxi is the first book in any language entirely devoted to a historical inquiry into Chinese theatre through Nuoxi and Mulianxi, the two most representative and predominant forms of Chinese temple theatre.

Inhalt

Introduction; Part 1. Ritual Origins of Chinese Theatre: From Nuo to Nuoxi; 1 Ritual and Ritual Performance in Early China; 2 The Hundred Shows; 3 The Nuo Theatre; Part 2. The Mulian Myth: From Scripture to Storytelling; 4 Scriptural Origins of the Mulian Myth; 5 The Mulian Myth in Transformation Texts; 6 The Mulian Myth in Precious Scrolls; Glossary; Bibliography; Figure Credits