Studies in the Chinese Drama

By Kate Buss

Book Overview

Long before global theatre became a syllabus staple, Kate Buss listened closely to the Chinese stage. A stage world opens wide. Studies in the Chinese Drama is an early 20th century scholarship classic: a sharp, readable piece of scholarly theatre criticism that brings traditional Chinese theatre into clear view for modern readers. Buss approaches classical Chinese plays as living performance as well as dramatic literature, tracing conventions of story, character, music, gesture, and stagecraft with a critic's eye and a historian's patience. The result is Chinese drama analysis that rewards the curious browser and supports serious study, offering a steady bridge between Chinese cultural history and the wider conversation of world drama classics. Valuable as a theatre history monograph and as comparative theatre studies, this volume remains a dependable Asian studies reference guide for anyone mapping how different theatrical traditions solve the same problems of emotion, spectacle, and meaning. It sits naturally beside other theatre students research text essentials, not as a dry catalogue but as a lively act of looking and noticing. For collectors of enduring criticism and readers building a thoughtful library of global performance, it preserves a moment when English-language dramatic literature studies began to widen its horizon. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9353609763
• ISBN13: 9789353609764
• Release Date: April 2019
• Publisher: Alpha Edition
• Length: 126 Pages
• Weight: 0.43 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"