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China's Greatest Operatic Male Actor of Female Roles: Documenting the Life and Art of Mei Lanfang, 1894-1961
Author(s): Min Tian (Author)
- Publisher: Edwin Mellen Press Ltd
- Publication Date: 1 Dec. 2009
- Language: English
- Print length: 428 pages
- ISBN-10: 0773437770
- ISBN-13: 9780773437777
Book Description
This is the first English language book dealing with the life and art of Mei Lanfang, the greatest actor of the 20th century in China who specialized in female roles in classical Chinese theatre, especially jingju (Beijing or Peking Opera), from Chinese, Western, Russian, and intercultural perspectives as well as Mei Lanfang’s own perspective.
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This is the first English language book dealing with the life and art of Mei Lanfang, the greatest actor of the 20th century in China who specialized in female roles in classical Chinese theatre, especially jingju (Beijing or Peking Opera), from Chinese, Western, Russian, and intercultural perspectives as well as Mei Lanfang’s own perspective.
About the Author
Dr.Tian earned his Ph.D respectively from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and from the Central Academy of Drama in Beijing, China. He is the author of many scholarly articles in American, British, and Chinese academic journals. He has taught as associate professor at the Central Academy of Drama and currently works at the University of Iowa.
