Old Plays, New Talks

Author: Huang Chang
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Publish Date: 1994-01-01
Features: Old Plays, New Talks discusses plays, people, history, and politics. Old Plays, New Talks is divided into five volumes: The essays in the first volume are mostly general discussions, which also reveal some of the author's views on Peking Opera. The second volume mainly includes discussions on "orthodox" plays, totaling discussions on 24 plays. The third volume contains nine short essays on plays that are the author's favorites. The fourth volume discusses several opera performers. The fifth volume is almost no longer about plays but rather miscellaneous essays.