As one of Shakespeare＇s four great tragedies, King Lear stands as a classic masterpiece firmly in world literary history. The Lear story goes through many retellings, among which Jane Smiley＇s A Thousand Acres prove...As one of Shakespeare＇s four great tragedies, King Lear stands as a classic masterpiece firmly in world literary history. The Lear story goes through many retellings, among which Jane Smiley＇s A Thousand Acres proves to be a successful one. Though exhibited from different perspectives, the two stories have something in common the ironies arising from father-daughter conflicts. In the way of an intertextual comparison, the paper analyzes the ironies from father-daughter conflicts with an aim of digging out deep meaning from behind in a new angle. It f＇mds out that the ironies shared by the two works help to increase the tragic atmosphere and reveal a lot of truths underneath the lines.展开更多
Jingju actor and director Wu Hsing-kuo＇s （吴兴国） Lear Is Here （2001） is a 90-minute solo performance adapted from Shakespeare＇s King Lear and performed injingju style. In this performance, he alternately perfor...Jingju actor and director Wu Hsing-kuo＇s （吴兴国） Lear Is Here （2001） is a 90-minute solo performance adapted from Shakespeare＇s King Lear and performed injingju style. In this performance, he alternately performs 10 male and female characters including himself injingju role types ofsheng （male）, dan （female）,jing （painted face）, mo, and chou （clown） in search 0f dual identities. This paper will investigate Wu＇s performance in Lear Is Here from three directions： First, how Wu subtly combines Shakespearean dramatic tension and psychological complex, his versatilejingju performing styles, and Brechtian alienation effect in developing his unique artistic flair？ What are at stake of such an eclectic performance？ Second, in the rooting and re-routing of both Shakespearean plays andjingju acting style where Wu Hsing-kuo meets King Lear, how Wu articulates the meticulous details of both source culture and target culture while at once extracting them out of context to interweave and re-articulate them into an eclectic intercultural theater？ Third, investigating the cultural exchange, bicroleurs, audience reception, and production mode of the work, the author will try to do away with the ＂authenticity＂ or ＂representativeness＂ of either the East or the West, but explore the possibilities of the hybrid theater in search of alternative aesthetic and emerging performance genre展开更多
As one masterpiece by Shakespeare,King Lear has been aroused a hot argument about its miserable ending since it come out to press.This paper will take this controversial ending as the starting point,focus on the seemi...As one masterpiece by Shakespeare,King Lear has been aroused a hot argument about its miserable ending since it come out to press.This paper will take this controversial ending as the starting point,focus on the seemingly unfair ending of Lear and Cordelia’s tragic death and making a thorough textual study on its death theme.By a systematic and comprehensive analysis of the ending,I attempt to reveal the deep-seated significance behind the characters’forlorn death.The death of Lear and Cordelia are not the absence of“poetic justice”,but an elaborate arrangement by Shakespeare.With the death of a series of characters,the playwright expresses his own understanding on human existence.Shakespeare clearly makes his choice and assents the kindness of human nature.展开更多
As one of Shakespeare’s most representative works,King Lear has been paid much attention to and studied by scholars at home and abroad from different perspectives since its publication.As for me,I’d like to study on...As one of Shakespeare’s most representative works,King Lear has been paid much attention to and studied by scholars at home and abroad from different perspectives since its publication.As for me,I’d like to study on the imagery of Heath in King Lear from the perspective of Archetypal Criticism to explore and make an analysis of the four multinational-layered and profound symbolic significance.It will be of great benefit to promote our study and understanding of this drama from this specific perspective,thus bringing us much enlightenment and benefits.展开更多
King Lear is considered to be Shakespeare's greatest tragedy.Using analysis of the play and the contemporary politics of Jacobe an time,this paper examines how this play serves its traditional role as a"mirro...King Lear is considered to be Shakespeare's greatest tragedy.Using analysis of the play and the contemporary politics of Jacobe an time,this paper examines how this play serves its traditional role as a"mirror for princess"play and how a broader dimension provided by a Christianized natural law is available for the exploration of possibilities of human experiences.展开更多
Tragedy is the art that purifies the mind.Through richly-drawn impressive characters,King Lear illustrates the sameness of human nature and manifest the common outlook on humanity in Chinese and western culture.King L...Tragedy is the art that purifies the mind.Through richly-drawn impressive characters,King Lear illustrates the sameness of human nature and manifest the common outlook on humanity in Chinese and western culture.King Lear should be studied from the perspectives of dialectics of nature and history of social development.Through manifestation of nature and human beings,King Lear proves to be deeply touching for being earthshaking,society-changing and mind-purifying.The artistic value of this tragedy lies in that the truth,the good and the beauty against the fake,the bad and the ugly.All these contributes to its extraordinary standing in aesthetics,philosophy,anthropology,sociology and psychology.展开更多
A Thousand Acres doesn't just retell the story of King Lear but surpasses it in some sense.In this paper, I'd like to make a comparison and contrast between them from backgrounds, plots and themes.
This paper analyzes Shakespeare’s different treatment of the male and female antagonists Edmond and Goneril in King Lear from their entrance,actions and ending,aiming at exploring his attitude toward women through th...This paper analyzes Shakespeare’s different treatment of the male and female antagonists Edmond and Goneril in King Lear from their entrance,actions and ending,aiming at exploring his attitude toward women through the comparative studies of these two equally evil characters with different gender.Through the analysis,the author found that Shakespeare’s treatment of women is different from that of men.He is less tolerant and mercy to women than to men,from which a conclusion can be drawn that Shakespeare cannot totally get rid of the traditional conceptions that women is inferior than men even though he is a humanist.展开更多
Through reinterpretating the tragical life of King Lear,it is better to uncover the complicated reasons for his tragedy and then illustrate his spiritually big change from self-conceit to desperation and even his insa...Through reinterpretating the tragical life of King Lear,it is better to uncover the complicated reasons for his tragedy and then illustrate his spiritually big change from self-conceit to desperation and even his insaneness,therefore,presenting a new King Lear full of feelings for readers.Thus,it will be a more comprehensive comprehension of this tragedy,one of four tragedies of Shakespeare.展开更多
“Nothing can come of nothing”作为莎士比亚悲剧《李尔王》中的一句经典台词,深刻地绘就了早期李尔的精神底色。“无中不能生有”这个重要的哲学命题,自从被古希腊哲学家巴门尼德提出后,便为后世的西方哲学家所普遍讨论。在《李尔王...“Nothing can come of nothing”作为莎士比亚悲剧《李尔王》中的一句经典台词,深刻地绘就了早期李尔的精神底色。“无中不能生有”这个重要的哲学命题,自从被古希腊哲学家巴门尼德提出后,便为后世的西方哲学家所普遍讨论。在《李尔王》的英文原著中,“nothing”具有多元的内在含义。“有”与“没有”的讨论涉及了亲情、爱情多个方面,主人公观念中两者二元关系的转变也演绎着关于“真人”的成长故事。不论是对个体存在状态的呈现还是对人与自然动态关系的思考,《李尔王》都极具历史与现实两个维度的哲学价值。《李尔王》在双线索的交织中塑造出一众个性迥异而鲜明的人物形象,“有”与“没有”之间,暗含着“爱”的形式与本质之争,藏匿着“真人”成长蜕变的隐性轨迹。透过失势、战争、死亡、赎罪,我们思考生命存在的意义,审视社会关系的复杂,收获深沉的人性力量。展开更多
文摘As one of Shakespeare＇s four great tragedies, King Lear stands as a classic masterpiece firmly in world literary history. The Lear story goes through many retellings, among which Jane Smiley＇s A Thousand Acres proves to be a successful one. Though exhibited from different perspectives, the two stories have something in common the ironies arising from father-daughter conflicts. In the way of an intertextual comparison, the paper analyzes the ironies from father-daughter conflicts with an aim of digging out deep meaning from behind in a new angle. It f＇mds out that the ironies shared by the two works help to increase the tragic atmosphere and reveal a lot of truths underneath the lines.
文摘Jingju actor and director Wu Hsing-kuo＇s （吴兴国） Lear Is Here （2001） is a 90-minute solo performance adapted from Shakespeare＇s King Lear and performed injingju style. In this performance, he alternately performs 10 male and female characters including himself injingju role types ofsheng （male）, dan （female）,jing （painted face）, mo, and chou （clown） in search 0f dual identities. This paper will investigate Wu＇s performance in Lear Is Here from three directions： First, how Wu subtly combines Shakespearean dramatic tension and psychological complex, his versatilejingju performing styles, and Brechtian alienation effect in developing his unique artistic flair？ What are at stake of such an eclectic performance？ Second, in the rooting and re-routing of both Shakespearean plays andjingju acting style where Wu Hsing-kuo meets King Lear, how Wu articulates the meticulous details of both source culture and target culture while at once extracting them out of context to interweave and re-articulate them into an eclectic intercultural theater？ Third, investigating the cultural exchange, bicroleurs, audience reception, and production mode of the work, the author will try to do away with the ＂authenticity＂ or ＂representativeness＂ of either the East or the West, but explore the possibilities of the hybrid theater in search of alternative aesthetic and emerging performance genre
文摘As one masterpiece by Shakespeare,King Lear has been aroused a hot argument about its miserable ending since it come out to press.This paper will take this controversial ending as the starting point,focus on the seemingly unfair ending of Lear and Cordelia’s tragic death and making a thorough textual study on its death theme.By a systematic and comprehensive analysis of the ending,I attempt to reveal the deep-seated significance behind the characters’forlorn death.The death of Lear and Cordelia are not the absence of“poetic justice”,but an elaborate arrangement by Shakespeare.With the death of a series of characters,the playwright expresses his own understanding on human existence.Shakespeare clearly makes his choice and assents the kindness of human nature.
文摘As one of Shakespeare’s most representative works,King Lear has been paid much attention to and studied by scholars at home and abroad from different perspectives since its publication.As for me,I’d like to study on the imagery of Heath in King Lear from the perspective of Archetypal Criticism to explore and make an analysis of the four multinational-layered and profound symbolic significance.It will be of great benefit to promote our study and understanding of this drama from this specific perspective,thus bringing us much enlightenment and benefits.
文摘King Lear is considered to be Shakespeare's greatest tragedy.Using analysis of the play and the contemporary politics of Jacobe an time,this paper examines how this play serves its traditional role as a"mirror for princess"play and how a broader dimension provided by a Christianized natural law is available for the exploration of possibilities of human experiences.
文摘Tragedy is the art that purifies the mind.Through richly-drawn impressive characters,King Lear illustrates the sameness of human nature and manifest the common outlook on humanity in Chinese and western culture.King Lear should be studied from the perspectives of dialectics of nature and history of social development.Through manifestation of nature and human beings,King Lear proves to be deeply touching for being earthshaking,society-changing and mind-purifying.The artistic value of this tragedy lies in that the truth,the good and the beauty against the fake,the bad and the ugly.All these contributes to its extraordinary standing in aesthetics,philosophy,anthropology,sociology and psychology.
文摘A Thousand Acres doesn't just retell the story of King Lear but surpasses it in some sense.In this paper, I'd like to make a comparison and contrast between them from backgrounds, plots and themes.
文摘This paper analyzes Shakespeare’s different treatment of the male and female antagonists Edmond and Goneril in King Lear from their entrance,actions and ending,aiming at exploring his attitude toward women through the comparative studies of these two equally evil characters with different gender.Through the analysis,the author found that Shakespeare’s treatment of women is different from that of men.He is less tolerant and mercy to women than to men,from which a conclusion can be drawn that Shakespeare cannot totally get rid of the traditional conceptions that women is inferior than men even though he is a humanist.
文摘Through reinterpretating the tragical life of King Lear,it is better to uncover the complicated reasons for his tragedy and then illustrate his spiritually big change from self-conceit to desperation and even his insaneness,therefore,presenting a new King Lear full of feelings for readers.Thus,it will be a more comprehensive comprehension of this tragedy,one of four tragedies of Shakespeare.
文摘“Nothing can come of nothing”作为莎士比亚悲剧《李尔王》中的一句经典台词,深刻地绘就了早期李尔的精神底色。“无中不能生有”这个重要的哲学命题,自从被古希腊哲学家巴门尼德提出后,便为后世的西方哲学家所普遍讨论。在《李尔王》的英文原著中,“nothing”具有多元的内在含义。“有”与“没有”的讨论涉及了亲情、爱情多个方面,主人公观念中两者二元关系的转变也演绎着关于“真人”的成长故事。不论是对个体存在状态的呈现还是对人与自然动态关系的思考,《李尔王》都极具历史与现实两个维度的哲学价值。《李尔王》在双线索的交织中塑造出一众个性迥异而鲜明的人物形象,“有”与“没有”之间,暗含着“爱”的形式与本质之争,藏匿着“真人”成长蜕变的隐性轨迹。透过失势、战争、死亡、赎罪,我们思考生命存在的意义,审视社会关系的复杂,收获深沉的人性力量。
