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Tian, Min
Min Tian works at the University of Iowa. He earned degrees from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and from the Central Academy of Drama in Beijing, China.
2010 0-7734-3777-0This is the first English language book to systematically examine the life and art of Mei Lanfang (1894-1961). Mei, who specialized in female roles in classical Chinese theatre, especially jingju, is widely considered the greatest actor of twentieth-century China. This text includes analyses of his work from Chinese, Western, Russian,and intercultural perspectives.