Shakespeare in China: A Comparative Study of Two Traditions and CulturesUniversity of Delaware Press, 1996 - 279 pages Shakespeare in China is an attempt to explore systematically and deeply the nature and significance of the interaction between Shakespeare and traditional Chinese drama and between the dramatist and Chinese culture. Ever since Shakespeare was introduced into China at the beginning of this century, his works have exerted a pervasive influence upon Chinese theater and culture. During this process of transplantation into Chinese culture, the dramatist's works have also undergone some transformation, with the plays interpreted and reshaped by the Chinese from the perspective of their own culture and tradition. |
Contents
Editorial Note | 9 |
The Culturally Produced | 21 |
General Artistic Characteristics and the Related Cultural | 62 |
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