The People's Bard

Name: The People's Bard
Brand: Penguin Random House NZ
SKU: 9780734399021
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How China Made Shakespeare its Own: Penguin Specials

By Nancy Pellegrini

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Summary

The People's Bard recounts the fascinating journey of Shakespeare's works in China, weaving a tale of cultural blending and reinvention. Nancy Pellegrini explores how, four centuries after Shakespeare's death, the Bard of Avon evolved from obscure beginnings into the People's Bard through traditional opera-style productions, Marxist interpretations, and innovative translation methods, set against the backdrop of modern Chinese history and theatre development.
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Format: Paperback / softback

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This book is ideal for readers interested in Shakespeare, Chinese culture, theatre arts, and cultural history enthusiasts eager to understand a unique East-West narrative.

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The story of Shakespeare in China is one of cultural blending and reinvention. Peopled by devoted evangelists, theatre directors and dogged interpreters intent on bridging divisions of language and politics, it tracks the trajectory of modern Chinese history and the development of theatre arts.

Four hundred years after Shakespeare's death, Nancy Pellegrini pulls back the curtain on how the Bard of Avon rose from inauspicious Chinese beginnings to become The People's Bard, exploring traditional opera-style Shakespeare productions, decades of Marxist interpretations, revolutionary translation methods, and more.

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Jemimah Steinfeld praises the book as a "fascinating insight" and a "must read" for enthusiasts of Shakespeare and Chinese culture, highlighting its fluid prose and balanced information. Alan Babington-Smith commends Pellegrini for navigating cultural complexities with elegance, recommending the book as an excellent introduction to the subject.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780734399021

Publisher: Penguin Random House Australia

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 22 September 2016

Country: Australia

Imprint: Penguin Random House Australia

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 10.0mm

Width: 114.0mm

Height: 179.0mm

Weight: 105g

Pages: 142

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About the Author

Beijing-based Nancy Pellegrini has been covering China's performing arts and classical music scene for over a decade. Currently the stage writer and editor for Time Out Beijing and Time Out Shanghai magazines, she has also written extensively on Chinese arts and culture for UK, US and Hong Kong publications.