1616 : Shakespeare and Tang Xianzu's China /
"The year is 1616. William Shakespeare has just died and the world of the London theatres is mourning his loss. 1616 also saw the death of the famous Chinese playwright Tang Xianzu. Four hundred years on and Shakespeare is now an important meeting place for Anglo-Chinese cultural dialogue in th...
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Published: |
Bloomsbury Arden Shakespeare,
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Publisher Address: | London : |
Publication Dates: | 2016. |
Literature type: | eBook |
Language: | English |
Series: |
The Arden Shakespeare
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Summary: |
"The year is 1616. William Shakespeare has just died and the world of the London theatres is mourning his loss. 1616 also saw the death of the famous Chinese playwright Tang Xianzu. Four hundred years on and Shakespeare is now an important meeting place for Anglo-Chinese cultural dialogue in the field of drama studies. In June 2014 (the 450th anniversary of Shakespeare's birth), SOAS, The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust and the National Chung Cheng University of Taiwan gathered 20 scholars together to reflect on the theatrical practice of four hundred years ago and to ask: what does such an exp |
Carrier Form: | xxii, 326 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm. |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: |
9781472583413 (paperback) : 1472583418 (paperback) |
Index Number: | PR2971 |
CLC: |
I207.3 I561.073 |
Call Number: | I561.073/S625 |