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) |
Book Synopsis Women Playing Men by : Jin Jiang
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.