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"Alienation-Effect" for Whom? Brecht's (Mis)interpretation of the Classical Chinese Theatre

Bibliographic Data

ID5799993
AuthorsMingzhong Tian (0000-0001-5780-5721, corresponding author), Min Tian (0000-0003-2455-4617)
Year1997
Volume14
Issue2
Pages200-200
Publication date1997-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAsian Theatre Journal (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0742-5457 • E-ISSN: 1527-2109
PublisherJSTOR (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.2307/1124277
OpenAlexW2335706754
LanguageEN
Citations received6
References cited4

Few Western theatre artists have been as celebrated for their appreciation of Asian theatre aesthetics as has Bertolt Brecht, who, among other things, used his understanding of Mei Lanfang's acting as afoundation for his highly influential theory of the Alienation-effect. Tian looks closely at Brecht's comprehension of Chinese theatre and finds that the German playwright-director was considerably off base. Min Tian holds a doctorate from China's Central Academy of Drama, where he has been an associate professor since 1992. The author of many scholarly articles and the coauthor of a forthcoming book, Xian Dang Dai Ouzhou Xiju (Modern and Contemporary European Drama), he is currently pursuing his Ph.D. at the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana

Japanese History and Culture · Philosophy, Ethics, and Existentialism · Theatre and Performance Studies

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Unique citing works6
Citations per year0.4
Citation span2011 - 2026 (16)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 6

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