Establishment of "Drama" Orientation: Transition of the Research Paradigm of Chinese Dramas in the 1920s and 1930s

The “national drama” in China is a historical concept. Grown on longstanding Chinese culture and art, the traditional drama, mainly in the form of “opera”, has been integrated with “drama” of an international background. From the perspective of modern “drama and opera”, this book mainly studies the conditions and research of Chinese traditional drama in the 1920s and 1930s.

Instead of analyzing from the viewpoint of literature appreciation or music theory, the author regards the drama as a c...