Introduction to Palaeobotany

Science & Math

Scott, A.C.

Biological Sciences

HarperCollins, Publishers

The theatre in Asia (The History of the theatre)

Weidenfeld and Nicolson

The world of traditional Chinese drama can be at once fascinating and bewildering to the uninitiated Western observer. Attuned to his own dramatic conventions, he is hard put to apprehend the delicate fusion of poetry, music, and subtle gesture which is the essence of Chinese theatre. Because of these difficulties, the task of translating traditional Chinese drama must go far beyond the conventional literary treatment and evoke the entire world of stagecraft and directing. 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.

Traditional Chinese Plays, Volume II

Literature & Fiction

Dramas & Plays

University of Wisconsin Press

A. C. Scott’s first visit to China in 1946 marked the beginning of a personal involvement with that nation’s people and culture that would prove singular in its intensity, intimacy, and joy. Now, more than three decades later, an eminent Western authority on Asian theatre looks back on those early years of discovery in a memoir that is at once compelling drama and vividly etched history. This is an explorer’s impressions of a world which few foreigners have ever seen and a scholar’s unique depiction of pre-liberation China, its society, customs, and theatre, before the final curtain fell. For anyone interested in Chinese culture, history, or drama, or intrigued by the increasingly rare genre of travelogue, Scott’s achievement will prove both enjoyable and invaluable.

Actors Are Madmen

Travel

United States

The classical theatre of China

Greenwood Press

The Classical Theatre of China

First published in 1957. Besides tracing the history and development of the Peking Theatre, this volume explains acting techniques, stage costume and symbolism, musical forms and the various types of plays.

Reference

Routledge

"Highly recommended." — Library Journal. One of the most comprehensive handbooks available on Kabuki theatre provides readers with all the information they need to understand and appreciate this exciting amalgam of dramatic and musical arts. A clear and thoughtfully written text describes the theater's development in the context of Japanese history, with detailed analyses of actors' techniques, music and dance, plays and playwrights, the playhouse's design evolution, and six representative Kabuki plays. Includes glossary of Japanese terms. Invaluable to students, scholars and anyone intrigued by classical Japanese theater.

The Kabuki Theatre of Japan

Humor & Entertainment

Dover Publications

The intricacies of Chinese classical theater receive expert analysis in this reliable and practical handbook. Beginning with an introduction to the history and development of the Peking Theater, the author surveys acting techniques, stage costume and symbolism, musical forms, and dramatic content. Enhanced with 25 drawings and 12 photos.

Television

Rowing: A Scientific Approach

Williams, J.G.P.

A.S. Barnes and Co.

213 pages. Hardcover. Geological Society Publishing House (ISBN 0903317990).

Coal & Coal-Bearing Strata as Oil-Prone Source Rocks (Geological Society Special Publication)

Geological Society Publishing House

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