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CAESAR AND LEAR IN HONG KONG: APPROPRIATING SHAKESPEARE TO EXPRESS THE INEXPRESSIBLE.

Authors :
LEUNG CHE LAU, MIRIAM
Source :
Shakespeare Survey. 2020, Vol. 73, p93-106. 14p.
Publication Year :
2020

Abstract

This article discusses the emergence of a distinctive Hong Kong Shakespeare and a newfound Hong Kong identity in Hardy Tsoi’s Julius Caesar (2012) and Shamshuipo Lear (2015), in which Tsoi merely appropriates Shakespeare to illustrate the sociopolitical problems of Hong Kong [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00809152
Volume :
73
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Shakespeare Survey
Publication Type :
Periodical
Accession number :
164711883