Chinese shadow theatre: history, popular religion, and women warriors
Auteur :
Chen, Fan Pen Li
Éditeur :
McGill-Queen's University Press
ISBN :
9780228011873
Date de publication :
23 mars 2022
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 cm
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Canada
Chinese Shadow Theatre documents and corrects misconceptions about this once-popular art form. Fan Pen Li Chen examines the relationship between historical and fictional women warriors and those in military romances and shadow plays to demonstrate the significance of both printed works and oral transmission in the diffusion of popular culture.