Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- TRADITIONS IN WORLD CINEMA
- Acknowledgements
- Dedication
- Introduction
- 1 Wuxia from Literature to Cinema
- 2 Reactions against the Wuxia Genre
- 3 The Rise of Kung Fu, from Wong Fei-hung to Bruce Lee
- 4 The Rise of New School Wuxia
- 5 The Wuxia Films of King Hu
- 6 Wuxia after A Touch of Zen
- 7 Wuxia between Nationalism and Transnationalism
- Epilogue
- Glossary
- Bibliography
- Filmography
- Index
Contents
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 August 2013
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- TRADITIONS IN WORLD CINEMA
- Acknowledgements
- Dedication
- Introduction
- 1 Wuxia from Literature to Cinema
- 2 Reactions against the Wuxia Genre
- 3 The Rise of Kung Fu, from Wong Fei-hung to Bruce Lee
- 4 The Rise of New School Wuxia
- 5 The Wuxia Films of King Hu
- 6 Wuxia after A Touch of Zen
- 7 Wuxia between Nationalism and Transnationalism
- Epilogue
- Glossary
- Bibliography
- Filmography
- Index
Summary
- Type
- Chapter
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- Chinese Martial Arts CinemaThe Wuxia Tradition, pp. vPublisher: Edinburgh University PressPrint publication year: 2009