The Metamorphosis of Tiaxian pei: Local Opera under the Revolution (1949-1956) 天仙配
Synopsis:This volume is the most extensive social and cultural history of twentieth-century Huangmei Opera to date. A regional Chinese theater originating in the Anqing countryside, Huangmei Opera gained popularity with the success of the 1950s play and movie, Tianxian pei 天仙配 (Married to a Heavenly Immortal). Through a case study of this work, the author juxtaposes the complex process of rewriting and revising the play and movie against the rapidly changing cultural and ideological climate of the Communist theater reform movement.
ISBN:9789629965938
Language:English
Author:IDEMA, Wilt L.
Author Biography:Wilt L. Idema is Research Professor of Chinese Literature at Harvard University. He is a prolific scholar and translator of Chinese literature. He has published extensively in English, Chinese and Dutch, on subjects as diverse as classical poetry, traditional fiction and drama, late-imperial women’s literature, and popular narrative ballads.
