Women Playing Men
Author | : Jin Jiang |
Publisher | : University of Washington Press |
Total Pages | : 362 |
Release | : 2009-04 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780295988443 |
ISBN-13 | : 0295988444 |
Rating | : 4/5 (444 Downloads) |
Download or read book Women Playing Men written by Jin Jiang and published by University of Washington Press. This book was released on 2009-04 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Modern forces converge and gender roles are challenged in this volume that explores the influence of Yue opera - a subgenre of Chinese opera that transformed all-male opera into an all-female art forms, with women cross-dressing as male characters.