How to Read Chinese Drama in Chinese : : A Language Companion / / ed. by Yingde Guo, Xiaohui Zhang, Wenbo Chang, Patricia Sieber.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Columbia University Press Complete eBook-Package 2023
• HerausgeberIn: Chang, Wenbo,; Guo, Yingde,; Sieber, Patricia,; Zhang, Xiaohui,
• MitwirkendeR: Junxiang, Ji,; Ming, Gao,; Shifu, Wang,; Wei, Xu,; Xianzu, Tang,
• Place / Publishing House: New York, NY : : Columbia University Press, , [2023]; ©2023
• Năm xuất bản: 2023
• Ngôn ngữ: English
• Loạt: How to Read Chinese Literature
• Mô tả vật lý: 1 online resource
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; Preface to the How to Read Chinese Literature Series --; A Note on How to Use This Book --; Major Chinese Dynasties --; Symbols, Abbreviations, and Typographical Usages --; Yuan Zaju Plays --; The Orphan of Zhao, Wedge, Act 1 --; The Story of the Western Wing, Book Four, Act 1 --; Song-Yuan Nanxi Plays --; Top Graduate Zhang Xie, Scene 16 (Excerpt) --; The Lute, Scene 20, “Wuniang Eats Husks” --; Ming Zaju Plays --; The Female Mulan Joins the Army in Place of Her Father, Act 1 (Excerpt) --; Ming-Qing Chuanqi Plays --; The Peony Pavilion, Scene 7, “The Boudoir Schoolroom” (Excerpt) --; The Peony Pavilion, Scene 10, “The Interrupted Dream” (Excerpt) --; Abbreviations of Primary Texts --; Notes on Dramatic Conventions --; List of Literary Issues Discussed --; Acknowledgments --; Editors
• Tóm tắt: This book is at once a guided primer on Chinese drama and an innovative textbook. It is a companion volume to How to Read Chinese Drama, designed for Chinese-language learners.How to Read Chinese Drama in Chinese provides a versatile introduction to iconic scenes from traditional Chinese plays for readers who want to experience Chinese drama in the original language. Each chapter features an excerpt from a well-known play, ranging across political intrigue, military adventure, heroic devotion, romantic passion, and raucous humor. A succinct and informative English-language introduction precedes each scene. Excerpts are accompanied by line-by-line modern Chinese translations; individual words and expressions are annotated in English with modern Chinese equivalent expressions supplied. Dramatic scenes are followed by exercises that deepen language proficiency and knowledge of traditional and modern Chinese culture.This book can be used as a textbook in the advanced modern Chinese or the classical Chinese classroom, as a companion in a Chinese literature course for advanced learners and native speakers, or as a springboard to deeper engagement with Chinese theater for specialists and interested general readers alike.
• Định dạng: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• số ISBN: 9780231558006; 9783110749670; 9783111319292; 9783111318912; 9783111319186; 9783111318264
• DOI: 10.7312/guo-20956
• Truy cập: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: ed. by Yingde Guo, Xiaohui Zhang, Wenbo Chang, Patricia Sieber.

This book is at once a guided primer on Chinese drama and an innovative textbook. It is a companion volume to How to Read Chinese Drama, designed for Chinese-language learners.How to Read Chinese Drama in Chinese provides a versatile introduction to iconic scenes from traditional Chinese plays for r...