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The romance of three Hamlets : Shakespeare through a Chinese prism / Hao Liu.
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Furness Shakespeare Library (Van Pelt 628) PR2971.C6 L58 2024
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Liu, Hao (Professor of literature), author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Chinese drama--English influence.
- Chinese drama.
- Theater--China--History.
- Theater.
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Appreciation--China.
- Shakespeare, William.
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Stage history--China.
- Genre:
- Literary criticism.
- Physical Description:
- 106 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- London ; New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2024.
- Summary:
- "Through a metaphorical journey of Shakespeare in traditional Chinese theatre, using three Chinese opera productions of Hamlet as signposts, the book discusses the relationship between Shakespeare and Chinese theatrical traditions. A brief discussion of the Yue opera Hamlet looks back at the role of Shakespeare in the Chinese discourse of renaissance and re-evaluation of traditions since the early twentieth century. A detailed analysis of the Peking opera Hamlet shows what is lost and what is gained in the negotiation between Shakespeare and Chinese theatrical traditions, and why. The third Hamlet is an experimental Kunqu production, leading to a discussion of the potential for Shakespeare and Chinese theatrical traditions to join hands and reach new depths of artistic expression. The book will attract researchers, students, and enthusiasts of Shakespeare, cross-cultural Shakespearean recreation, Chinese theatrical traditions, and comparative literature"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Introduction
- Yue-opera Hamlet and the dual tradition
- Peking-opera Hamlet and the haunted stage
- Kun-opera Hamlet and the "I" between tradition and the present
- Shakespeare and the ageing operas on the scene.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Liu, Hao (Professor of literature). Romance of three Hamlets
- ISBN:
- 9781032746913
- 1032746912
- 9781032747934
- 1032747935
- OCLC:
- 1478244425
- Publisher Number:
- 90102331168
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