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How to Read Chinese Literature. How to Read Chinese Drama in Chinese : A Language Companion by Patricia Sieber (editor); Wenbo Chang (editor); Yingde Guo (editor); Xiaohui Zhang (editor) is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is How to Read Chinese Literature. How to Read Chinese Drama in Chinese : A Language Companion about?

This book is at once a guided primer on Chinese drama and an innovative textbook. It is a companion volume to How to Read Chinese Drama, designed for Chinese-language learners. How to Read Chinese Drama in Chinese provides a versatile introduction to iconic scenes from traditional Chinese plays for readers who want to experience Chinese drama in the original language. Each chapter features an excerpt from a well-known play, ranging across political intrigue, military adventure, heroic devotion, romantic passion, and raucous humor. A succinct and informative English-language introduction precedes each scene. Excerpts are accompanied by line-by-line modern Chinese translations; individual words and expressions are annotated in English with modern Chinese equivalent expressions supplied. Dramatic scenes are followed by exercises that deepen language proficiency and knowledge of traditional and modern Chinese culture. This book can be used as a textbook in the advanced modern Chinese or the classical Chinese classroom, as a companion in a Chinese literature course for advanced learners and native speakers, or as a springboard to deeper engagement with Chinese theater for specialists an

Who reads How to Read Chinese Literature. How to Read Chinese Drama in Chinese : A Language Companion?

Author

Patricia Sieber (editor); Wenbo Chang (editor); Yingde Guo (editor); Xiaohui Zhang (editor)

Publisher

Columbia University Press

Published

2023

Language

EN

ISBN

9780231558006

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Drama, Literary Criticism, Language Learning