The novel and theatrical imagination in early modern China / by Mei Chun.

SeriesSinica leidensia, 0169-9563 ; 101
Contents Introduction -- Part I. Xi in early modern context. Theatrum mundi: the theatrical, the playful, the ephemeral; the structuring of Xi in illustrations and a prologue theatrical -- Part II. Playful theatricals: Shuihu zhuan and Xiyou ji. Staging, spectacles, and acts of recognition; Staging, mimicry, and acts of appropriation; Acting, quren, and the authenticity of incongruity; Acting, jiaren, and the artifice of congruity; Viewing: perceptive and fleshly eyes -- Part III. Didactic theater versus playful theatricals: tropes of theater in Zhishang chuntai and Wusheng xi.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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LCCN 2010046686
ISBN9789004191662 (hardback : alk. paper)

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