Women Playing Men: Yue Opera and Social Change in Twentieth-Century Shanghai

Contents

Contents Preface ix Introduction / Opera, Gender, and the City 3 Chapter 1 / The Origins of Yue Opera 26 Chapter 2 / The Rise of Feminine Opera 60 Chapter 3 / Patrons and Patronage 106 Chapter 4 / Staging in the Public Arena 139 Chapter 5 / The Opera as History 173 Chapter 6 / A Feminine Aesthetics 215 Conclusion 251 Appendix / Interviews and Informants 269 Notes 275 Chinese Character Glossary 303 References 313 Index 331 vii ...