Regional literature and the transmission of culture : : chinese drum ballads, 1800-1937 / / Margaret Wan.

• Superior document: Harvard-Yenching Institute monograph series ; 426
• VerfasserIn: Wan, Margaret B.,
• Place / Publishing House: Cambridge, Massachusetts : : The Harvard University Asia Center,, [2020]; ©2020
• Year of Publication: 2020
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Harvard-Yenching Institute monograph series ; 426.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource.
• Other title: Copyright Page /; Dedication /; Figures, maps, Tables /; Acknowledgements /; Abbreviations /; Note to the Reader /; Introduction /; Chapter One Drum Ballads as Regional Literature /; Chapter Two Audiences and Reading Practices /; Chapter Three Imagining Region /; Chapter Four Court-Case Ballads /; Chapter Five Legends, Media, and the Transmission of Ideas /; Chapter Six Drum Ballads in Shanghai /; Conclusion /; Appendix A Extant Editions of Drum Ballads on Judge Liu and Judge Shi and Related Texts /; Appendix B Other Known Lithograph Editions of Drum Ballads on Judge Liu, Judge Shi, and Green Peony /; Appendix C /; Appendix D /; Notes /; Bibliography /; Index /; Harvard East Asian Monographs (most recent titles) /
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• ISBN: 1684176077
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Margaret Wan.

"Provides a richly textured picture of cultural transmission in China during the Qing and early Republican eras. Drum ballad texts (guci) evoke one of the most popular performance traditions of their day, opening up surprising new perspectives on vital topics in Chinese literature and history"--Provided by publisher.