In Search of Korean Traditional Opera: Discourses of Changguk 9780824860806

This is the first book on Korean opera in a language other than Korean. Its subject is ch’angguk, a form of musical thea

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Table of contents :
Contents
List Of Illustrations
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter One. A Night At The Korean Opera
Chapter Two. Origins And Origin Myths
Chapter Three. Ch’Anggŭk In Colonial Korea
Chapter Four. Women’s National Drama: Yŏsŏng Kukkŭk
Chapter Five. Inventing A Tradition? The National Changgeuk Company Of Korea
Chapter Six. Stories And Themes: What Is Ch’Anggŭk About?
Chapter Seven. Constructing The Nation Through Sound: The Music Of Ch’Anggŭk
Chapter Eight. Conclusion
Notes
Glossary
Bibliography
Index

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