1616: Shakespeare and Tang Xianzu's China (Paperback)

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 exploration mean culturally for us today? This ground-breaking study offers fresh insights into the respective theatrical worlds of Shakespeare and Tang Xianzu and asks how the brave new theatres of 1616 may have a vital role to play in the intercultural dialogue of our own time.

General

Imprint:	The Arden Shakespeare
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	February 2016
Editors:	Tian Yuan Tan • Paul Edmondson • Shih-pe Wang
Volume editors:	Paul Edmondson • Shih-pe Wang • Tian Yuan Tan
Dimensions:	198 x 129 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	352
ISBN-13:	978-1-4725-8341-3
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > 16th to 18th centuries Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Plays & playwrights > 16th to 18th centuries > Shakespeare studies & criticism
LSN:	1-4725-8341-8
Barcode:	9781472583413

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