Chinese Traditional Theatre and Male Dan : Social Power, Cultural Change and Gender Relations (Hardcover)

List of Figures Abbreviations and Acronyms Preface Acknowledgements Note to the Reader 1 Introduction: Chinese Traditional Theatre and Male Dan 2 Imaginary Romance: The Rise of Male Dan and Their Connections to the Scholar-Elite in the Ming Dynasty 3 Commodified Intimacy: Male Dan, Boy Courtesans and Well-off Patrons in the Qing Dynasty 4 At the Dawn of a Modern Nation: Three Keys in Male Dan 5 Between Scholar-Intellectuals and Theatrical Aficionados: Male Dan under Siege 6 Reinventing Disciplinary Femininity: Technical Innovations of Male Dan 7 Reconstructing Femininity through Masculinity: The Prohibition of Male Dan in Socialist China 8 The Mythopoeia of Homosexuality: Aesthetic Representations of Male Dan in Contemporary Culture 9 A Millennial Predicament: Male Dan in a Homophobic Country 10 Coda: Male Dan and Chinese Society in Transition Appendix A: Biographical Notes on Key Historical Figures Appendix B: Synopses of Major Plays Mentioned in the Text Glossary Index