Strange Eventful Histories - Identity, Performance, and Xu Wei's Four Cries of a Gibbon

Zusammenfassung In Four Cries of a Gibbon by the late-Ming dynasty playwright Xu Wei, characters move between life and death, and male and female, as they seek to articulate who they truly are. In this first critical study and annotated translation, Kwa considers how Wei’s exploration of identity paved the way for further reflection in later fiction and drama.

Product details

• Authors: Shaimin Kwa, Shiamin Kwa
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 08.10.2012
• EAN: 9780674066854
• ISBN: 978-0-674-06685-4
• No. of pages: 275
• Series: Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series; Harvard-Yenching Institute Mon; Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series; Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph (HUP)
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > English linguistics / literary studies