In Search of Korean Traditional Opera : : Discourses of Changguk / / Andrew Killick.

This is the first book on Korean opera in a language other than Korean. Its subject is ch'angguk, a form of musical theater that has developed over the last hundred years from the older narrative singing tradition of p'ansori. Andrew Killick examines the history and current practice of ch&...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Asian Studies Backlist (2000-2014) eBook Package
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Place / Publishing House:Honolulu : : University of Hawaii Press, , [2010]
©2010
Year of Publication:2010
Language:English
Series:Studies of the International Center for Korean Studies, Korea University
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Physical Description:1 online resource (288 p.) :; 43 b&w illustrations, 8 color plates
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • List Of Illustrations
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • Chapter One. A Night At The Korean Opera
  • Chapter Two. Origins And Origin Myths
  • Chapter Three. Ch'Anggŭk In Colonial Korea
  • Chapter Four. Women's National Drama: Yŏsŏng Kukkŭk
  • Chapter Five. Inventing A Tradition? The National Changgeuk Company Of Korea
  • Chapter Six. Stories And Themes: What Is Ch'Anggŭk About?
  • Chapter Seven. Constructing The Nation Through Sound: The Music Of Ch'Anggŭk
  • Chapter Eight. Conclusion
  • Notes
  • Glossary
  • Bibliography
  • Index