Drama Kings: Players and Publics in the Re-Creation of Peking Opera, 1870-1937

by Joshua Goldstein

In this colorful and detailed history, Joshua Goldstein describes the formation of the Peking opera in late Qing and its subsequent rise and re-creation as the epitome of the Chinese national culture in Republican era China. Providing a fascinating look into the lives of some of the opera's key actors, he explores their methods for earning a living; their status in an ever-changing society; the methods by which theaters functioned; the nature and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520247523
• ISBN13: 9780520247529
• Release Date: February 2007
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 382 Pages
• Weight: 1.57 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.4" x 9.3"