Cross-dressing in Chinese opera

Li, Siu Leung 1958- (Author).

Summary: "The 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."--Jacket.

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ISBN: 9789622096035
ISBN: 9622096034
ISBN: 9882200931 (electronic bk.)
ISBN: 9789882200937 (electronic bk.)
Physical Description: 1 online resource (x, 294 p.) : ill.
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Publisher: Hong Kong : Hong Kong University Press, 2003.

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General Note:	Multi-User. Multi-User OldControl:muse9789882200937
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (p. [247]-280).
Formatted Contents Note:	List of Illustrations; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Note on Translation and Romanization; Prologue; History; Text; Artifact; Acting; Body; Epilogue; Notes; Bibliography; Glossary; Index.
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Source of Description Note:	Description based on print version record.