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E-BooksChinese Theories of Theater and Performance from Confucius to the Present



Chinese Theories of Theater and Performance from Confucius to the Present
Free Download Chinese Theories of Theater and Performance from Confucius to the Present By Faye Chunfang Fei
1999 | 232 Pages | ISBN: 047210974X | PDF | 6 MB
Through the writings of noted Chinese philosophers, scholars, artists, and critics from the time of Confucius to the present, this rich compendium provides a fascinating guided tour of China's evolving conceptions of theater and performance. The book's more than sixty selections are arranged chronologically to provide a historical overview of four major periods: antiquity to the Song dynasty (fourth century B.C.E.-1279 C.E.); the Yuan dynasty (1271-1368) and Ming dynasty (1368-1644); the Qing dynasty (1644-1911); and the rest of the twentieth century.The writings collected here treat the origins, aesthetic principles, and functions of theater. Some are virtual manuals on playwriting and performance techniques; some describe the practices, conditions, and government policies concerning theatrical performance. Many of the selections forcefully dispute the myth that Chinese theater is valuable in performance but lacking in literature--the fact is that there is an equal, if not more prominent, emphasis on theme and content. What emerges from the writings in Chinese Theories of Theater and Performance from Confucius to the Present is a highly evolved and sophisticated aesthetic.The texts are enhanced by Faye C. Fei's extensive introductions and annotative notes that provide essential background and contextual information. She has provided accurate and engagingly written translations of the texts, making the majority of them available in English for the first time. The anthology will appeal to teachers and students of theater and performance, artists interested in Chinese theater and arts, and scholars and historians of Asia. Literary critics, aestheticians, philosophers, and social scientists will also find the volume of interest, since Chinese conceptions of the theater and performance are closely connected to China's general outlook on the humanities.Faye C. Fei is Assistant Professor of Dramatic Arts, Macalester College.



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E-BooksChina and International Norms Evidence from the Belt and Road Initiative



China and International Norms Evidence from the Belt and Road Initiative
Free Download China and International Norms: Evidence from the Belt and Road Initiative
by Mario Esteban and Yue Lin
English | 2024 | ISBN: 1032289708 | 219 Pages | True PDF | 4.36 MB



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E-BooksChina Witness Voices From A Silent Generation



China Witness Voices From A Silent Generation
Free Download Xinran, "China Witness: Voices From A Silent Generation"
English | 2008 | pages: 464 | ISBN: 0307388530, 0375425470 | EPUB | 5,5 mb
China Witness is a remarkable work of oral history that lets us see the cultural upheavals of the past century through the eyes of the Chinese who lived through them.



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E-BooksChina Mysteries Crime Novels from China's Others



China Mysteries Crime Novels from China's Others
Free Download Jeffrey C. Kinkley, "China Mysteries: Crime Novels from China's Others"
English | ISBN: 0824895207 | 2023 | 224 pages | EPUB, PDF | 963 KB + 13 MB
With the 1989 Beijing massacre fading from popular memory in the West, China from the mid-1990s to a few years ago felt more open than ever to global trade, communication, travel, and cultural and educational exchanges. There was even talk in the mainstream press that China was heading toward a more democratic future. It was during this second Sino-Western honeymoon that authors in the US, Canada, France, the UK, and elsewhere began writing mystery fiction set in contemporary China in their regional languages. These "China mysteries"―crime, detective, and mystery thriller novels that take place in China but were not written or published there―formed a new genre of popular fiction that highlighted the world's hopes and fears after Tiananmen. The multinational and multicultural writers of China mysteries, among them ex-PRC nationals like Qiu Xiaolong, Zhang Xinxin, and Diane Wei Liang, converged on the China Mainland to negotiate political and cultural complexities through crime fiction Descriptionlines. Their books emerged from Western lineages of the modern novel and popular genre fiction―with Chinese contributions―and depended on Western commercial publishing models shaped by cultural, national, political, and economic factors.



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E-BooksC Programming Wizardry From Zero to Hero in 10 Days



C Programming Wizardry From Zero to Hero in 10 Days
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Programming Prodigy: From Novice to Virtuoso in 10 Days

English | 2023 | ISBN: 9798223598428 | 175 Pages | PDF EPUB | 2 MB



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E-BooksBuilding–Construction Design – From Principle to Detail Volume 1 – Fundamentals



Building–Construction Design – From Principle to Detail Volume 1 – Fundamentals
Free Download Building-Construction Design - From Principle to Detail: Volume 1 - Fundamentals
English | 2024 | ISBN: 3662617412 | 1286 Pages | PDF EPUB (True) | 471 MB
Construction is the means by which designing architects and engineers transform a design idea into built reality. It is from this perspective that the subject of'building construction design' is dealt with by the architect José Luis Moro in



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E-BooksBritain's Strategic Nuclear Deterrent From Before the V–Bomber to Beyond Trident



Britain's Strategic Nuclear Deterrent From Before the V–Bomber to Beyond Trident
Free Download Britain's Strategic Nuclear Deterrent: From Before the V-Bomber to Beyond Trident by Robert H. Paterson
English | 1997 | ISBN: 0714647403 | 208 Pages | EPUB | 539.7 KB
Having served opposite Warsaw Pact forces in the 1950s and on Embassy duty in the 70s in Europe, the author offers a reasoned assessment of Britain's role in the so-called "nuclear club". He asks whether Britain really needs to be a member.



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E-BooksBrilliant Blunders From Darwin to Einstein – Colossal Mistakes by Great Scientists That Changed Our Understanding of Life and



Brilliant Blunders From Darwin to Einstein – Colossal Mistakes by Great Scientists That Changed Our Understanding of Life and
Free Download Brilliant Blunders: From Darwin to Einstein - Colossal Mistakes by Great Scientists That Changed Our Understanding of Life and the Universe By Mario Livio
2013 | 736 Pages | ISBN: 1439192383 | EPUB | 10 MB
Drawing on the lives of five renowned scientists, Mario Livio shows how even these geniuses made major mistakes and how their errors were an essential part of the process of achieving scientific breakthroughs.WE ALL MAKE MISTAKES. Nobody's perfect. Not even some of the greatest geniuses in history, as Mario Livio tells us in this marvelous story of scientific error and breakthrough.Charles Darwin, William Thomson (Lord Kelvin), Linus Pauling, Fred Hoyle, and Albert Einstein were all brilliant scientists. Each made groundbreaking contributions to his field-but each also stumbled badly. Darwin's theory of natural selection shouldn't have worked, according to the prevailing beliefs of his time. Not until Gregor Mendel's work was known would there be a mechanism to explain natural selection. How could Darwin be both wrong and right? Lord Kelvin, Britain's leading scientific intellect at the time, gravely miscalculated the age of the earth. Linus Pauling, the world's premier chemist (who would win the Nobel Prize in chemistry) constructed an erroneous model for DNA in his haste to beat the competition to publication. Astrophysicist Fred Hoyle dismissed the idea of a "Big Bang" origin to the universe (ironically, the caustic name he gave to this event endured long after his erroneous objections were disproven). And Albert Einstein, whose name is synonymous with genius, speculated incorrectly about the forces that hold the universe in equilibrium-and that speculation opened the door to brilliant conceptual leaps. These five scientists expanded our knowledge of life on earth, the evolution of the earth itself, and the evolution of the universe, despite and because of their errors. As Mario Livio luminously explains, the scientific process advances through error. Mistakes are essential to progress. Brilliant Blunders is a singular tour through the world of science and scientific achievement-and a wonderfully insightful examination of the psychology of five fascinating scientists.



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E-BooksBotanical Art from the Golden Age of Scientific Discovery



Botanical Art from the Golden Age of Scientific Discovery
Free Download Botanical Art from the Golden Age of Scientific Discovery by Anna Laurent
English | October 24, 2016 | ISBN: 022632107X | True PDF | 224 pages | 38.6 MB
Throughout the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, wall charts were a familiar classroom component, displaying scientific images at a large scale, in full color. But it's only now that they've been superseded as a teaching tool that we have begun to realize something their ubiquity hid: they are stunning examples of botanical art at its finest.



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E-BooksBosch and Bruegel From Enemy Painting to Everyday Life



Bosch and Bruegel From Enemy Painting to Everyday Life
Free Download Bosch and Bruegel: From Enemy Painting to Everyday Life (The A. W. Mellon Lectures in the Fine Arts) by Joseph Leo Koerner
English | December 6, 2016 | ISBN: 0691172285 | True PDF | 432 pages | 27.2 MB
A bold new interpretation of two northern Renaissance masters



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