Culture, History, and the Reception of Tennessee Williams in China

AvShouhua Qi

Häftad, Engelska, 2023

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This book is the first comprehensive study of the reception of Tennessee Williams in China, from rejection and/or misgivings to cautious curiosity and to full-throated acceptance, in the context of profound changes in China’s socioeconomic and cultural life and mores since the end of the Cultural Revolution.

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Utgivningsdatum:2023-10-31
Mått:148 x 210 x 12 mm
Vikt:276 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Chinese Literature and Culture in the World
Antal sidor:198
Förlag:Springer International Publishing AG
ISBN:9783031169366

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Shouhua Qi is Distinguished Visiting Professor at Yangzhou University, China and Professor of English at Western Connecticut State University, USA. Qi’s research has been published in journals such as The Cambridge Quarterly, Comparative Drama, Classical Receptions Journal, Theatre Research International, The Ibsen Review, The Eugene O’Neill Review, and The Hardy Review. Among the more than 20 books Qi has published, including fiction, nonfiction, and literary translation, are Adapting Western Classics for the Chinese Stage (Routledge, 2018), The Brontë Sisters in Other Wor(l)ds (Palgrave Macmillan, 2014) and Western Literature in China and the Translation of a Nation (Palgrave Macmillan, 2012).

Innehållsförteckning

1. Introduction.- 2. Speaking the Unspoken and the Unspeakable: Translating Tennessee Williams.- 3. From Cautious Curiosity to Deep Dive: Interpreting Tennessee Williams.- 4. Becoming Blanche Dubois: Adapting Tennessee Williams for the Chinese Stage.- 5. Conclusion.