Chinese martial arts cinema the Wuxia tradition / Stephen Teo.
| Author/creator | Teo, Stephen |
| Format | Electronic |
| Edition | Second edition. |
| Publication Info | Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2016] |
| Description | xi, 257 pages ; 25 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Series | Traditions in world cinema Traditions in world cinema. ^A1128643 |
| Contents | Wuxia from literature to cinema -- Reaction agains the Wuxia genre -- The rise of Kung Fu, from Wong Fei-hung to Bruce Lee -- The rice of new school Wuxia -- The Wuxia films of King Hu -- Wuxia after A Track of Zen -- Wuxia between nationalism and transnationalism -- Wuxia and Kung Fu in the blockbuster era. |
| Summary | This updated edition is a comprehensive, fully researched account of the historical and contemporary development of the traditional martial arts genre in the Chinese cinema known as 'wuxia' (literal translation: martial chivalry); a genre which audiences around the world became familiar with through the phenomenal crossover hit 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon'. The book unveils rich layers of the 'wuxia' tradition as it developed in the early Shanghai cinema in the late 1920s, and from the 1950s onwards, in the Hong Kong and Taiwan film industries. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-239), filmography, glossary, and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2016285134 |
| ISBN | 9781474403863 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | 1474403867 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | 9781474400084 (paperback) |
| ISBN | 1474400086 (paperback) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |