This book is a comprehensive and inviting introduction to the
literary forms and cultural significance of Chinese drama as both
text and performance. Each chapter offers an accessible overview
and critical analysis of one or more plays-canonical as well as
less frequently studied works-and their historical contexts. How to
Read Chinese Drama highlights how each play sheds light on key
aspects of the dramatic tradition, including genre conventions,
staging practices, musical performance, audience participation, and
political resonances, emphasizing interconnections among chapters.
It brings together leading scholars spanning anthropology, art
history, ethnomusicology, history, literature, and theater studies.
How to Read Chinese Drama is straightforward, clear, and concise,
written for undergraduate students and their instructors as well as
a wider audience interested in world theater. For students of
Chinese literature and language, the book provides questions to
explore when reading, watching, and listening to plays, and it
features bilingual excerpts. For teachers, an analytical table of
contents, a theater-specific chronology of events, and lists of
visual resources and translations provide pedagogical resources for
exploring Chinese theater within broader cultural and comparative
contexts. For theater practitioners, the volume offers deeply
researched readings of important plays together with background on
historical performance conventions, audience responses, and select
modern adaptations.
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