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Author Levith, Murray J.

Title Shakespeare in China / Murray J. Levith
Published London ; New York : Continuum, 2004

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Description 1 online resource (xv, 156 pages) : illustrations
Contents The early history of Shakespeare in China -- Shakespeare and Mao, 1 October 1949-1966 -- The great proletariat cultural revolution -- After the cultural revolution, 1976-2000 -- Shakespeare in Hong Kong and Taiwan -- Shakespeare and Confucius -- The paradox of Shakespeare in the new China
Summary Shakespeare in China provides English language readers with a comprehensive sense of China's past and on-going encounter with Shakespeare. It offers a detailed history of twentieth-century Sino-Shakespeare from the beginnings to 1949, followed by more recent accounts of the playwright in the People's Republic, Hong Kong and Taiwan. The study pays particular attention to translation, criticism and theatrical productions and highlights Shakespeare's fate during the turbulent political times of modern China. Chapters on Shakespeare and Confucius and The Paradox of Shakespeare in the New China con
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 139-146) and index
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Subject Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Stage history -- China
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Translations into Chinese -- History and criticism
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Appreciation -- China
SUBJECT Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 fast
Subject Theater -- China -- History
LITERARY CRITICISM -- Shakespeare.
DRAMA -- Shakespeare.
Art appreciation
Theater
Receptie.
China
Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History
Form Electronic book
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