UID:
almahu_9949384006202882
Format:
1 online resource
ISBN:
9781315446165
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1315446162
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9781138214330
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1138214337
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9781315446158
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1315446154
Content:
"Adapting Western Classics for the Chinese Stage presents a comprehensive study of transnational, transcultural, and translingual adaptations of Western classics, from the turn of the twentieth century to present-day China in the age of globalisation. Supported by a wide range of in-depth research, this book: - Examines the complex dynamics between texts, both dramatic and sociohistorical; contexts, both domestic and international; and intertexts, Western classics and their Chinese re-interpretations in huaju and/or traditional Chinese xiqu; - Contemplates Chinese adaptations of a range of Western dramatic works, including Greek, English, Russian and French; - Presents case studies of key Chinese adaptation endeavours, including the 1907 adaptation of Uncle Tom's Cabin by the Spring Willow Society and the 1990 adaptation of Hamlet by Lin Zhaohua; - Lays out a history of uneasy convergence of East and West, complicated by tensions between divergent socio-political forces and cultural proclivities. Drawing on disciplines and critical perspectives including theatre and adaptation studies, comparative literature, translation studies, reception theory, post-colonialism, and intertextuality, this book is key reading for students and researchers in any of these fields"--
Note:
1 First contact: early Chinese encounters with Western drama -- 2 Black slave's cry to heaven, the birth cry of modern Chinese drama, and a group of post- ʼ80s amateurs in search of a director -- 3 Guess who's coming: Brecht, Beckett, Miller, and the revival of modern Chinese drama -- 4 Tragic hero and hero tragedy: reimagining classic Greek drama as Chinese xiqu today -- 5 Old man Shakespeare, the All but forgotten Shaw, and the importance of being Oscar Wilde -- 6 An old "mentor and friend" from afar: adapting classic Russian drama for the Chinese stage -- 7 The Tragic, the comic, the absurd, and the "grand feast" of French classics -- Epilogue -- Index.
Additional Edition:
Print version: Adapting western classics for the Chinese stage Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2019. ISBN 9781138214330
Language:
English
Keywords:
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URL:
https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9781315446165
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