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Wendi Chen delineates the varying reasons for Chinese acceptance of Shaw--both the writer and the playwright-- focusing on four distinct historical moments in twentieth-century Chinese history since 1921. In so doing Wendi Chen shows Shaw to have been a catalyst in opening the Chinese stage to Western drama, in affecting the way the theaters were run, and in educating audiences and actors alike to the demands of a drama radically different from the conventions of traditional Chinese drama.

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Author:   Wendi Chen
Publisher:   The Edwin Mellen Press Ltd
Imprint:   Edwin Mellen Press Ltd
Volume:   v. 21
ISBN:  

9780773472570

ISBN 10:   0773472576
Pages:   232
Publication Date:   June 2002
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Preface i Foreword v Acknowledgments vii Introduction 1-12 Chapter 1 Introduction of Western Drama to China and Its Impact 13-38 Chapter 2 G. B. Shaw's Plays on the Chinese Stage: The Production of Mrs Warren's Profession in 1921 39-66 Chapter 3 G. B. Shaw's Plays on the Chinese Stage: The 1991 Production of Major Barbara 67-97 Chapter 4 Bernard Shaw in Pre-1949 China: A Fierce Iconoclast, A Defender of Justice, and A Moral Preacher 99-127 Chapter 5 Laugh Talk Master in China: An Amusing Clown or A serious Satirist? 129-148 Chapter 6 A Fabian Socialist in Socialist China: Shaw Does His Bit for the Mao Regime 149-176 Conclusion: From Xiao Bona to Bonade Xiao: Reassessment of Shaw in Post-Mao China 177-192 Appendix I 193-195 Appendix II 197 Bibliography 199-212 Index 213-215

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