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• Title:Sinophone adaptations of Shakespeare : an anthology, 1987-2007 / Alexa Alice Joubin, editor.
  
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• Other Contributors/Collections:Joubin, Alexa Alice, 1973- editor.
  
• Published/Created:Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan, [2022]
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  • Location:KOERNER LIBRARY stacks (Floor 1)Where is this?
    
  • Call Number: PR3109.C6 S56 2022
    
  • Number of Items:1
    
  • Status:Available
    

   
• Library of Congress Subjects:Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Adaptations.
  Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Stage history--China.
  Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Appreciation--China.
  
• Description:xv, 288 pages ; 22 cm
  
• Series:Global Shakespeares.
  
• Summary:Hamlet, Macbeth, and King Lear, three of the most frequently adapted tragedies, have been performed in Hong Kong, Taiwan, and China for over two centuries as political theatre, comedic parody, Chinese opera, and avant-garde theatre. Each of this book's three sections offers contrasting adaptations of each tragedy for comparative analysis. -- Cover page 4.
  
• Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
  
• ISBN:9783030929923 (hbk.)
  3030929922 (hbk.)
  9783030929930 (PDF ebook)
  
• Contents:Machine generated contents note: 1. Sinophone Shakespeare: A Critical Introduction / Alexa Alice Joubin
  pt. I Existentialist Questions in Post-Socialist China and Post-Martial-Law Taiwan
  2. Hamlet as Political Theatre in Beijing: Hamuleite / Ronald Kimmons
  3. Hamlet as Parody in Taipei: Sham let / Alexa Alice Joubin
  pt. II Bewitched / Avant-Garde Theatre
  4. Operatic Macbeth in Shanghai: The Story of Bloody Hands / Alexa Alice Joubin
  5. Feminist Macbeth in Tainan: The Witches' Sonata / Yilin Chen
  pt. III Self-Identities in Traditional and Experimental / Jingju Opera
  6. Confucian King Lear in Shanghai: King Qj's Dream / Alexa Alice Joubin
  7. Buddhist King Lear in Taipei: Lear Is Here / Alexa Alice Joubin
  8. Coda: Theatrical Bricolage of Hamlet, King Lear, Macbeth, and Othello in Beijing (1986) / Lia Wen-ching Liang.