The spectre of tradition and the aesthetic-political movement of theatre and performance : an intercultural perspective

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    • Tian, Min
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The spectre of tradition and the aesthetic-political movement of theatre and performance : an intercultural perspective

Min Tian

(Routledge advances in theatre and performance studies)

Routledge, 2023

  • : hbk

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Includes bibliographical references (p.254-278) and index

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Description

Theatre, History, Criticism, Soviet Union, Russia, Western countries, Drama, Asian,

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements Introduction Chapter 1: The Legitimation of Tradition and the Construction of an Intercultural Myth - Mei Lanfang Remembers Stanislavsky Chapter 2: The Refraction of Tradition - Meyerhold's and Stanislavsky's Approaches to Pushkin and Meyerhold's Pushkinization of Mei Lanfang's Art Chapter 3: The Consecration of Tradition - Eisenstein's Approach to Chinese Theatre and Culture Chapter 4: The Uncanny Quotability of Tradition: Walter Benjamin's Interest in Chinese Cultural Traditions Chapter 5: The Fabrication of Tradition - Lady Precious Stream, a Chinese Chinoiserie Anglicized on Modern British Stage Chapter 6: The Reification of Tradition - Meyerhold's Influence on Twentieth-Century Japanese and Chinese Theatres Conclusion Bibliography Index

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  • NCID
    BD03730093
  • ISBN
    • 9781032146959
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Abingdon
  • Pages/Volumes
    286 p.
  • Size
    24 cm
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