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Chan, Shelby Kar-yan.

Identity and theatre translation in Hong Kong

Record Type:	Electronic resources : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Identity and theatre translation in Hong Kongby Shelby Kar-yan Chan.
Author:	Chan, Shelby Kar-yan.
Published:	Berlin, Heidelberg :Springer Berlin Heidelberg :2015.
Description:	xi, 231 p. :ill., digital ;24 cm.
Contained By:	Springer eBooks
Subject:	DramaTranslatingChina
Online resource:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-45541-8
ISBN:	9783662455418 (electronic bk.)

Identity and theatre translation in Hong Kong
Chan, Shelby Kar-yan.

Identity and theatre translation in Hong Kong[electronic resource] /by Shelby Kar-yan Chan. - Berlin, Heidelberg :Springer Berlin Heidelberg :2015. - xi, 231 p. :ill., digital ;24 cm. - New frontiers in translation studies,2197-8689. - New frontiers in translation studies..

Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Home, Identity, Translation -- Play It Again: Background and Statistical Analysis of Translated Plays -- Parroting without Parody: Chung King-fai, The Seals Players and Theatre Space -- Avenger without a Cause: Hamlet in Hong Kong -- Hong Kong People Speak: Rupert Chan and Twelfth Night -- Sons and Dragons: Death of a Salesman as a Cultural Icon -- Identity and Mobility: Move Over, Mrs. Markham! and Pygmalion -- Equivocating About Home: The Importance of Being Unintelligible -- Conclusion -- Bibliography.

In this book, Shelby Chan examines the relationship between theatre translation and identity construction against the sociocultural background that has led to the popularity of translated theatre in Hong Kong. When the idea of home, often assumed to be the basis for identity, becomes blurred for historical, political and sociocultural reasons, people may come to feel "homeless" and compelled to look for alternative means to develop the Self. In theatre translation, Hongkongers have found a source of inspiration to nurture their identity and expand their "home" territory. To chart the development of translated theatre, a statistical analysis is presented, establishing a correlation between its popularity and major sociopolitical trends. By exploring the translation strategies of various theatre practitioners in Hong Kong, Chan also analyses a number of foreign plays and their stage renditions. The focus is not only on the textual and discursive transfers but also on the different ways in which the people of Hong Kong perceive their identity in the performances.

ISBN: 9783662455418 (electronic bk.)

Standard No.: 10.1007/978-3-662-45541-8doiSubjects--Topical Terms:

719662
Drama
--Translating--China

LC Class. No.: P306.97.D73

Dewey Class. No.: 418.02

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