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Mei Lanfang and the twentieth-century international stage : Chinese theatre placed and displaced
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Mei Lanfang and the twentieth-century international stage : Chinese theatre placed and displaced / Min Tian.
ISBN
9780230112445 (alk. paper)
0230112447 (alk. paper)
Edition
1st ed.
Published
New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2012.
Physical Description
298 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
February 16, 2012
Series
Palgrave studies in theatre and performance history
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Introduction
Redefining a cultural nation and reifying a theatre tradition: Mei Lanfang's international debut in Japan
The gentlemanly "leading lady" as "ambassador in art": Mei Lanfang's 1930-tour of the United States
Glory or shame to the Chinese nation: the Chinese debate on Mei Lanfang's 1935-visit to the Soviet Union
Learning "the practical lesson": the interpretations and appropriations of Mei Lanfang's art by the Soviet theatre
The effect of displacement: Bertolt Brecht's interpretation and refunctioning of Mei Lanfang's art
Conclusion.
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