Identifier: TDX:1638
Authors: Garcia-Borrón Martínez, Maria Dolors
Abstract:
Afther a short Preface on its methodological issues, the work opens with a forty pages Foreword tracing the history of China/West relations with the first Europeans (Middle Ages, Renaissance, Baroque period, and Englihtenment) to write about China; there are also some notes on eastern travellers in Europe. The development of a large Bibliography, the construction of the academic field from the XVIII century onwards, and up to our days, both in the East and in the West, and some Spanish contributions, are other of the subjects examined.<br/><br/>Among the chapters in the Corpus, some of the most important ones are 'Origins of Theatre in China', 'Acrobatics and Juggling', 'Other Entertainments', 'Quyi', 'Puppets and Marionettes', 'Shadow Theatre', 'Music in China', 'The Music of Chinese Theatre'; to go into 'A Brief History of Chinese Theatre', which deals with 'The Theatre of Tang Dynasty', 'Song Dynasty', 'The Theatre of the Yuan', 'Ming Dynasty', 'Qing Dynasty', 'Chuanju', 'Yueju', 'The Begginings pf Spoken Theatre' and 'Politisation of the Theatre', 'Beijing Opera', 'Facial Painting', 'Onstage Acrobatics and Combat Skills', 'Its training', 'Symbolic Gestures, Mime and Monologue', 'Scenography and Properties', 'Dance', 'Symbolism of Movements', 'Costumes and Headdresses', 'Props', 'Dialogue and Singing', 'Types of Roles', 'Biographies' of some 30 famous actors, 'An Introduction to Local Opera Styles (Difangxi)', 'Xinbian Lishi Ju', 'Geju', 'Cultural Revolution', 'Yangbanxi', 'Wuju', 'Ballet', 'Huaju', 'Famous Directors and Special Directing Style', 'GaoXingjian, Nobel Prize for Literature', and 'A piece of advice to foreigners wishing to attend theatre sessions in China'.<br/><br/>Its most significant Concluding Remarks: In an atmosphere of revitalized passion for perfection in performance, the development of a larger professional elite, which stems from a class of rural as well as urban semi-professional artists, and its growing introduction to foreign audiences; the increasing interaction East/West of techniques, subjects and aesthetics.<br/><br/>This doctoral thesis, researched for and written all over Europe as well as in China, is the first one on the world and history of Chinese Entertainment presented in Spain ever. It has a wide information on several important background subjects, ranging from history, geography, economy, language and traductology, philosophy, religion, mythology, literature, music, plastic arts, handicraft, and customs and traditions; as well as large Bibliography.
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