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100 1  Chen, Fan-Pen Li,|d1953-|eauthor. 
245 10 Marionette plays from northern China /|ctranslated, edited,
       and with an introduction by Fan Pen Li Chen. 
263    1706 
264  1 Albany :|bState University of New York Press,|c[2017] 
264  4 |c©2017 
300    1 online resource (x, 333 pages) :|billustrations 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    computer|bn|2rdamedia 
338    online resource|bnc|2rdacarrier 
500    Translated from the Chinese. 
504    Includes bibliographical references. 
505 0  Introduction to marionette plays from northern Shaanxi -- 
       Section I. Post-midnight skits -- "Lai Baozi" -- "Baldy's 
       wedding night" -- "Peddling notions" -- Section II. 
       Historical fiction -- Empress Lü usurps the throne -- Yang
       Wenguang -- Short version of River Yang -- Section III. 
       Romance -- The white undershirt -- Pavilion of the 
       immortals in exile -- Bibliography of Chinese puppet 
       theatres and cited sources. 
520    Marionette puppet theater has a rich and ancient history 
       in China, extending back to the Han dynasty and reaching 
       its heyday in the Qing dynasty. While this art form is 
       nearly extinct in northern China today, a handful of 
       troupes in Heyang County in Shaanxi Province, which claims
       to be the birthplace of marionette theater, continue to 
       perform skits and scenes from Heyang's earlier, broader 
       marionette theater repertoire. In this book, Fan Pen Li 
       Chen has collected and translated rare transcriptions of 
       some of the most popular of these plays. Her insightful 
       translations include a rich variety of genres and 
       highlight memorable characters that range from 
       manipulative aristocrats, poor Confucian scholars, and a 
       woman warrior to Baldy Guo, the iconic clown of puppet 
       theater. As the only work in English about the puppet 
       theater of northern China, these translations provide 
       valuable information about the history, religion, social 
       roles, and popular culture of that region. Detailed 
       introductions and annotations for each play, as well as an
       extensive bibliography, are also included. 
588 0  Print version record. 
650  0 Puppet plays, Chinese|zChina|zShaanxi Sheng|vTranslations 
       into English. 
650  7 LITERARY CRITICISM|xAsian|xGeneral.|2bisacsh 
650  7 Puppet plays, Chinese.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01084191 
651  7 China|zShaanxi Sheng.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01211421 
655  7 Translations.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01423791 
776 08 |iPrint version:|tMarionette plays from northern China.
       |dAlbany : State University of New York Press, [2017]
       |z9781438464831|w(DLC)  2016031493|w(OCoLC)960968951 
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