Traditional Chinese Plays: Longing for Worldly Pleasures Tapa dura - 1967

University of Wisconsin Press. Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Univ of Wisconsin Pr. Used - Acceptable. Acceptable condition. No Dust Jacket Former Library book. Volume 2. (theater, plays, anthropology) A readable, intact copy that may have noticeable tears and wear to the spine. All pages of text are present, but they may include extensive notes and highlighting or be heavily stained. Includes reading copy only books.

Madison WI: The University of Wisconsin Press, 1969. Hardcover. xvi, 156p., illustrated with eight pages of performance and portrait photos, hardbound in 8.5x5.5 inch grey-blue cloth boards and dust jacket. Expect foxing to the casebinding and edges, slight edgewear to dust jacket, item is in near-new condition: sound, and otherwise clean and unmarked (except for lightly penciled dealer code & price).

Madison, WI and London: University of Wisconsin Press. Near Fine with no dust jacket. (1967). Hardcover. 0299053709 . Grey cloth cover with silver lettering on spine is clean and unworn. Corners sharp. Binding sound and tight. No ownership or other marks in book. Not a remainder. Lacking DJ ; Vol. 2; B&W Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 156 pages .

Madison WI: University of Wisconsin Press, 1969. (USA) Presumed 1st edition, No markings, Fine in price-clipped Fine dust jacket, Cloth, 156pp, index, B&W photos plates and line drawings. Longing for Worldly Pleasures (Ssu Fan) is a lyric monologue in which a young Buddhist laments the waning of her youth in the seclusion of the convent. The brief piece involves a complexity of mood which makes it an actor's tour de force, undertaken only by the most highly skilled performers. Fifteen Strings of Cash (Shih Wu Kuan), a much longer play, is a comic murder mystery satirizing bureaucratic ineptitude in the administration of justice. The comic lead role of Lou the Rat is a virtuoso part which illustrates the intricate mimetic art of the traditional comic actor and was the play's main appeal to Chinese audiences. (1.5 JM HOQ 101/1. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾".

Madison/Milwaukee/London: University of Wisconsin Press, 1969. Second volume only (of three) collecting and explicating Chinese dramatic forms; here, the two plays are from the lyrical k'un-ch'ü or K'unshan school, which preceded and was nearly completely replaced by the 'Peking' school. In this form, standard melodic themes indicate moods & situations, and the plays are coordinated in movement, gesture, & song, with characters conforming to set archtypes. Longing for Worldly Pleasures is a complex monologue, requiring an actor of extreme skill, portraying the lament of a young but aging Buddhist nun on her life; Fifteen Strings of Cash "is a comic murder mystery satirizing bureaucratic ineptitude in the administration of justice." Includes extensive set & costume notes, stage directions, historic context. Hardcover in jacket, as pictured. Light wear to book, minor bump to base of spine; jacket is slightly off-center, with minor edgewear, light creasing.… Leer más

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Univ of Wisconsin Pr. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!