Peony Pavilion Onstage
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Author | : Catherine Swatek |
Publisher | : University of Michigan Press |
Total Pages | : 512 |
Release | : 2022-07-07 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 1938937104 |
After its completion in 1598, The Peony Pavilion (Mudan ting) began a four-hundred-year course of transmission and dissemination in China and around the world. Within China, the play’s wide popularity propelled its appearance in numerous editions, adaptations, and libretti. Performances ranged from “pure singing” at private gatherings to full stagings in commercial theaters. As the crown jewel of Kun opera reportoire, Mudan ting has a richly documented history and lends itself to careful study. In the late twentieth century, however, classical Kun opera is on the verge of extinction in China, and creative talent is gravitating to centers outside China’s mainland. In 1998, the play was reintroduced to audiences in Europe and North America in various versions, adding new chapters to the story of the work. Peony Pavilion Onstage examines Tang Xianzu’s classic play from three distinct viewpoints: public-literati playwrights; professional performers of Kun opera; and quite recently, directors and audiences outside China. Catherine Swatek first examines two adaptations of the play by Tang's contemporaries, which point to the unconventionality of the original work. She goes on to explore how the play has been changed in later adaptations, up to its most recent productions by Peter Sellars and Chen Shi-Zheng in the United States and Europe. Peony Pavilion Onstage is essential reading for scholars and performers of this masterpiece and other great works of Chinese drama.
Author | : Xianzu Tang |
Publisher | : Cheng & Tsui |
Total Pages | : 364 |
Release | : 1994 |
Genre | : Literary Collections |
ISBN | : 9780887272066 |
Formerly banned in China, performed at New York's Lincoln Center, and named as an Outstanding Academic Book by Choice, The Peony Pavilion has an intriguingly diverse appeal.
Author | : Gale, Cengage |
Publisher | : Gale, Cengage Learning |
Total Pages | : 27 |
Release | : 2019-04-19 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 0028670973 |
A Study Guide for Tang Xianzu's "The Peony Pavilion", excerpted from Gale's acclaimed Drama for Students. This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography; study questions; historical context; suggestions for further reading; and much more. For any literature project, trust Drama for Students for all of your research needs.
Author | : Christie's (auktionshus, London) |
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Total Pages | : 123 |
Release | : 1989 |
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Author | : Xianzu Tang |
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Total Pages | : 216 |
Release | : 1990 |
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ISBN | : 9789576290381 |
Author | : Xianzu Tang |
Publisher | : Indiana University Press |
Total Pages | : 384 |
Release | : 2002-03-18 |
Genre | : Drama |
ISBN | : 9780253215277 |
This is a complete English translation of a great love story by Tang Xianzu, perhaps the finest of the Ming dramatists. Cyril Birch and Catherine Swatek reflect upon contemporary performances of the play in light of its history.
Author | : Hsien-tsu T'ang |
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Release | : 1980 |
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Author | : Tina Lu |
Publisher | : Stanford University Press |
Total Pages | : 380 |
Release | : 2001 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 9780804742023 |
Focusing on two late-Ming or early-Qing plays central to the Chinese canon (Peony Pavilion and Peach Blossom Fan), this study explores crucial questions concerning personal identity.
Author | : CENGAGE. GALE |
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ISBN | : 9780028671239 |
Author | : 汤显祖 |
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Total Pages | : 548 |
Release | : 2000 |
Genre | : Chinese drama |
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牡丹亭是明代汤显祖的著作, 全本55出, 为我国古典艺术的瑰宝.本书收牡丹亭的原文并用英文加以对照.