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Sinica venetiana
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Chapter | Traditions and Transitions in Eighteenth-Century Qu Poetry
Traditions and Transitions in Eighteenth-Century Qu Poetry
The Case of Jiang Shiquan (1725-1785)
- Tian Yuan Tan - School of Oriental and African Studies, London, UK - email
Abstract
The 18th century marks a significant transitional period in the development of classical Chinese theater. It witnessed the decline of the yabu or ‘elegant drama’ (referring to Kun-style theater) and the rise of the huabu or ‘miscellaneous drama’ (also known as luantan, ‘cacophonous strumming’, referring to all other styles of regional theater). It also signalled a shift of focus from the page to the stage, with increasing attention given to the performance aspects of theater as opposed to drama as a form of literary composition. Jiang Shiquan (1725-1785) serves as an illuminating case study for our understanding of this transitional period. On the other hand, he was renowned as a classical poet, a master of qu poetry, and the last major playwright in the Qing dynasty. Yet, on the other hand, one can see clearly in his works new trends and styles of writing responding to the rise of local theaters. Focusing on Jiang Shiquan’s works, this paper aims to explore the competing styles of qu poetry as well as the changing roles and self-perception of a playwright in 18th century China.
Submitted: July 16, 2016 | Language: it
Keywords Qing dynasty drama • Miscellaneous drama • Classical Chinese theater • Huabu • Jiang Shiquan
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Introduction
- Introduction
- Tiziana Lippiello, Maddalena Barenghi, Chen Yuehong 陈跃红
Part 1 Pre-Modern and Modern Literature
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Measuring Human Relations
Continuities and Discontinuities in the Reading of the Lunyu - Tiziana Lippiello
- Bai Shouyi on Sima Qian and Ban Gu
- Hans van Ess
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'中国'之义:文中子的立身与存心
The Notion of ‘Zhongguo’: The Life and Thought of Wenzhongzi - Zhang Pei 张沛
- On the Literary Self-Consciousness of the Han, Wei, Jin, and Northern and Southern Dynasties
- Fu Gang 傅刚
- Traditional Chinese Jestbooks and Ming Revival
- Giulia Baccini
-
《水浒传》评论中对立思维的三次递进
On the Three Stages of Contradictory Comments of The Water Margin - Liu Yongqiang 刘永强
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Becoming a Couple
Conversations and Couple Narrative in the Novella Jiao Hong ji - Barbara Bisetto
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The Chapter Titles in Xiyou ji and Honglou meng
Continuity and Discontinuity - Nicholas Koss
Part 2 Contemporary Literature
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‘晚郁时期’的中国当代文学
'The Belated Mellow Period' of Chinese Contemporary Literature - Chen Xiaoming 陈晓明
- Honma Hisao’s model of Literary Theory and its Influence in China
- Jin Yongbing 金永兵
- The Disillusionment with the Rural Utopia in Chinese Literature
- Wu Xiaodong 吴晓东
Part 3 Poetry and Theatre
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Traditions and Transitions in Eighteenth-Century Qu Poetry
The Case of Jiang Shiquan (1725-1785) - Tian Yuan Tan
- Feng Zhi and Goethe of Later Years
- Zhang Hui 张辉
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What’s the Link between the Lyrical and Modernity in China?
A Discussion on Chinese lyrical Modernity - Li Yang 李杨
- Poetic Taste and Tasting Poetry
- Yang Zhu 杨铸
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Voices of the Dead
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Part 4 Language and Political Discourse
- Modernity and Subjectivity from the Past to the Present
- Yang Xiaobin 杨小滨
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The Evolution of Metaphorical Language in Contemporary Chinese Political Discourse
Preliminary Evidence from the 12th and 18th CPC Congresses - Paolo Magagnin
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论“底”来源于“者”
On the Derivation of ‘di’ 底 from ‘zhě’ 者 - Yang Rongxiang 杨荣祥
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Traditions and Transitions in Eighteenth-Century Qu Poetry. The Case of Jiang Shiquan (1725-1785) |
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The 18th century marks a significant transitional period in the development of classical Chinese theater. It witnessed the decline of the yabu or ‘elegant drama’ (referring to Kun-style theater) and the rise of the huabu or ‘miscellaneous drama’ (also known as luantan, ‘cacophonous strumming’, referring to all other styles of regional theater). It also signalled a shift of focus from the page to the stage, with increasing attention given to the performance aspects of theater as opposed to drama as a form of literary composition. Jiang Shiquan (1725-1785) serves as an illuminating case study for our understanding of this transitional period. On the other hand, he was renowned as a classical poet, a master of qu poetry, and the last major playwright in the Qing dynasty. Yet, on the other hand, one can see clearly in his works new trends and styles of writing responding to the rise of local theaters. Focusing on Jiang Shiquan’s works, this paper aims to explore the competing styles of qu poetry as well as the changing roles and self-perception of a playwright in 18th century China. |
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Sinica venetiana |
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2016-09-29 |
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2016-07-16 |
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Classical Chinese theater |
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Classical Chinese theater |
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Huabu |
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Huabu |
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Jiang Shiquan |
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Jiang Shiquan |
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Miscellaneous drama |
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Miscellaneous drama |
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Qing dynasty drama |
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Qing dynasty drama |
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