02680oam 2200625I 450 991081418020332120230616235736.01-134-29025-X1-134-29026-81-280-24102-097866102410260-203-48306-510.4324/9780203483060 (CKB)1000000000249531(EBL)200770(OCoLC)437061718(SSID)ssj0000145475(PQKBManifestationID)11165437(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000145475(PQKBWorkID)10158219(PQKB)11162000(MiAaPQ)EBC200770(Au-PeEL)EBL200770(CaPaEBR)ebr10162135(CaONFJC)MIL24102(OCoLC)62246255(EXLCZ)99100000000024953120180331d2005 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrElite theatre in Ming China, 1368-1644 /Grant Guangren ShenLondon ;New York :Routledge,2005.1 online resource (204 p.)Routledge studies in the early history of AsiaDescription based upon print version of record.0-415-54589-7 0-415-34326-7 Includes bibliographical references and index.Contents; Illustrations; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 Historical overview; 2 Previous scholarship; 3 Literati owners; 4 Actors' backgrounds; 5 Actor training; 6 Owner-performer relations; 7 Sexist criteria; 8 The play as foreplay; 9 Singing and dancing; 10 Role-playing; 11 Directing; 12 Performance space; 13 Performance theory; Notes; References; IndexTheatre occupied a particularly important place in the life of the elite, for whom owning a theatre troupe was highly fashionable and for whom theatre performances were an integral part of formal gatherings, various rituals and ceremonies. Based on an exploration of original historical records, including comparisons with other forms of ancient theatre, Shen provides an overview of elite theatre in Ming China and examines the details of theatrical performance.Routledge studies in the early history of Asia.TheaterChinaHistoryChinaHistoryMing dynasty, 1368-1644TheaterHistory.792.0951Shen Grant Guangren1952,1642429FlBoTFGFlBoTFGBOOK9910814180203321Elite theatre in Ming China, 1368-16443987134UNINA