{"product_id":"9783032396655","title":"Hybrid Stages Translation and the Making of Modern Chinese Theater, 1920s–1950s","description":"\u003ch1\u003eHybrid Stages\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eTranslation and the Making of Modern Chinese Theater, 1920s–1950s\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBarbara Jiawei Li\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerforming Arts \/ Theater \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHybrid Stages\u003c\/em\u003e offers a fresh account of modern Chinese theater by examining how translation and hybridity shaped the rise of \u003cem\u003ehuaju\u003c\/em\u003e, or spoken drama, from the 1920s through the 1950s. Translation in this study expands from a linguistic act into the circulation of theatrical ideas and stage conventions across languages and cultures. Challenging narratives that reduce \u003cem\u003ehuaju\u003c\/em\u003e to an imitation of Western realism, the book shows how practitioners translated Western theatrical traditions and merged them with indigenous forms, thereby creating new and often hybrid modes of performance. Tracing this process of hybridization across Beijing, Guangzhou, Shanghai, and Hong Kong, Barbara Jiawei Li demonstrates how the formation of modern Chinese theater complicates dominant accounts of theater modernity and contributes to broader discussions of transnational theater and performance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBarbara Jiawei Li\u003c\/strong\u003e is Lecturer at the Department of Translation, The Chinese University of Hong Kong. Her research focuses on translation history, translation theory, and performance studies. Her work has been published in peer-reviewed journals, including \u003cem\u003eTranslation Studies\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eAsian Theatre Journal\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003ePerspectives: Studies in Translation Theory and Practice\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eAsia Pacific Translation and Intercultural Studies\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eJournal of Translation Studies\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e24 February 2027\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSpringer Nature Switzerland\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePalgrave Macmillan\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9783032396655\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e240\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Springer Nature Switzerland","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53341587964044,"sku":"9783032396655","price":125.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783032396655.tif?v=1791401725","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9783032396655","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}