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The Contemporary Chinese Historical Drama - Four Studies (Paperback)
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The Contemporary Chinese Historical Drama - Four Studies (Paperback)
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China's "Great Leap Forward" of 1958-1961 was a time of official
rejoicing over the achievements of Communism, but it was also a
time of immense suffering. Growing dissent among intellectuals
stimulated creativity as writers sought to express both their hope
for the success of the revolution and their dissatisfaction with
the Party leadership and policies. But the uneasy political climate
and the state's control over literature prevented writers from
directly addressing the compelling problems of the time. Rather,
they resorted to a variety of sophisticated and time-honored forms
for airing their grievances, including the historical drama. Rudolf
Wagner examines three of these plays written and performed between
1958 and 1963 in an effort to decode their hidden political and
cultural meanings. He also provides a broad survey of the politics
of the historical drama in China, suggesting further avenues of
inquiry into the relationship between literature and the state.
This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which
commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out
and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and
impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes
high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using
print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in
1990.
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