Women Playing Men: Yue Opera and Social Change in Twentieth-Century Shanghai - Women Playing Men - Jin Jiang - Books - University of Washington Press - 9780295988436 - April 14, 2009
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Women Playing Men: Yue Opera and Social Change in Twentieth-Century Shanghai - Women Playing Men


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Explores the influence of Yue opera - a subgenre of Chinese opera that transformed all-male opera into an all-female art form, with women cross-dressing as male characters. This volume details the contributions of opera stars and related professionals and examines the relationships among actresses, patrons, and fans.


352 pages, 26 illus.

Media Books     Hardcover Book   (Book with hard spine and cover)
Released April 14, 2009
ISBN13 9780295988436
Publishers University of Washington Press
Pages 352
Dimensions 152 × 229 × 30 mm   ·   658 g
Language English  

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