Chinese Martial Arts Cinema : The Wuxia Tradition

Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- Traditions in World Cinema -- Acknowledgements -- Preface -- 1. 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...
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Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- Traditions in World Cinema -- Acknowledgements -- Preface -- 1. 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 -- 8. Wuxia and Kung Fu in the Blockbuster Era -- Epilogue -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Filmography -- Index Ausführliche Beschreibung