Ruling the Stage: Social and Cultural History of Opera in Sichuan from the Qing to the People's Republic of China (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9789004519381)

Through an innovative interdisciplinary reading and field research, Igor Chabrowski analyses the history of the development of opera in Sichuan, arguing that opera serves as a microcosm of the profound transformation of modern Chinese culture between the 18th century and 1950s. He investigates the complex path of opera over this course of history: exiting the temple festivals, becoming a public obsession on commercial stages, and finally being harnessed to partisan propaganda work. The book analyzes the process of cross-regional integration of Chinese culture and the emergence of the national opera genre. Moreover, opera is shown as an example of the culture wars that raged inside China's popular culture.

Author: Igor Iwo Chabrowski
ISBN-10: 9004519386
ISBN-13: 9789004519381
Publisher: Brill
Language: English
Published: 06/02/2022
Pages: 376
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.45lbs
Size: 9.29h x 6.22w x 1.02d