Women in Traditional Chinese Theater The

Women in Traditional Chinese Theatre serves as an introduction to Chinese classical drama, through original translations of six plays from the 14th to 20th centuries, and an investigation of the portrayal of women in Chinese theater. The selected plays feature the most popular female archetypes in Chinese literature, including the paragon of virtue, the stoic sufferer, the faithful wife, and the femme fatale. Appealing to both scholars and general theater enthusiasts, this book reveals how the cultural constructs of Chinese women are represented in dramatic literature, and how the theater, in turn, shapes the cultural perception of women.

Qian Ma is Associate Professor of English, Roanoke College, Salem, Virginia

Preface	p. v
Introduction	p. 1
A Historical Sketch	p. 4
Plot, Theme, Form, and Style	p. 16
Chinese Women and Their Representation on Stage	p. 31
Injustice to Dou E (Dou E yuan)	p. 45
Qiannu's Soul Leaves Her Body (Qiannu li hun)	p. 89
Mulan (Ci Mulan)	p. 129
Spring Pavilion (Lin chun ge)	p. 153
Laughter in a Flour Barrel (Miangang xiao)	p. 197
The Girl Who Marries a Princess (Nu fuma)	p. 249
Bibliography	p. 303
Glossary of Chinese Characters	p. 305
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