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Dongshin Chang

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Description:This book provides a critical study of how China was represented on the historical London stage in selected examples from the late seventeenth century to the early twentieth century which corresponds with the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), China s last monarchy. The examples show that during this historical period, the stage representations of the country were influenced in turn by Jesuit writings on China, Britain s expanding material interest in China, the presence of British imperial power in Asia, and the establishment of diasporic Chinese communities abroad. While finding that many of these works may be read as gendered and feminized, my study emphasizes that the Jesuits depiction of China as a country of high culture and in perennial conflict with the Tartars gradually lost prominence in dramatic imaginations to depictions of China s material and visual attractions. Central to the book s argument is that the stage representations of China were inherently intercultural and open to new influences, manifested by the evolving combinations of Chinese and English (British) traits. Through the dramatization of the Chinese Other, the representations questions, satirize, and put in sharp relief the ontological and epistemological bases of the English (British) Self."We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Representing China on the Historical London Stage: From Orientalism to Intercultural Performance. To get started finding Representing China on the Historical London Stage: From Orientalism to Intercultural Performance, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: This book provides a critical study of how China was represented on the historical London stage in selected examples from the late seventeenth century to the early twentieth century which corresponds with the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), China s last monarchy. The examples show that during this historical period, the stage representations of the country were influenced in turn by Jesuit writings on China, Britain s expanding material interest in China, the presence of British imperial power in Asia, and the establishment of diasporic Chinese communities abroad. While finding that many of these works may be read as gendered and feminized, my study emphasizes that the Jesuits depiction of China as a country of high culture and in perennial conflict with the Tartars gradually lost prominence in dramatic imaginations to depictions of China s material and visual attractions. Central to the book s argument is that the stage representations of China were inherently intercultural and open to new influences, manifested by the evolving combinations of Chinese and English (British) traits. Through the dramatization of the Chinese Other, the representations questions, satirize, and put in sharp relief the ontological and epistemological bases of the English (British) Self."We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Representing China on the Historical London Stage: From Orientalism to Intercultural Performance. To get started finding Representing China on the Historical London Stage: From Orientalism to Intercultural Performance, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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