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Year

1878-1879

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Guo Songtao besucht am 30. Dez. 1878 als erster Chinese ein Theaterstück von William Shakespeare : Hamlet : a tragedy in five acts as arragned for the stage by Henry Irving im Lyceum Theatre in London.
Er schreibt im Tagebuch (Jan. 1879) : "In the evening, I was invited to go to London Lyceum Theatre to see a Shakespeare production. Emphasis was placed on the lively and attractive plot design of the play, and not on florid language and ornate style".

Mentioned People (3)

Guo, Songtao  (Xiangyin, Hunan 1818-1891 Miluo, Henan) : Diplomat, Beamter, Botschafter in England

Irving, Henry  (Keinton Mandeville, Somerset 1838-1905 Bradford, Yorkshire) : Direktor Lyceum Theatre London, Schauspieler

Shakespeare, William  (Stratford-upon-Avon 1564-1616 Stratford-upon-Avon) : Dramatiker, Dichter

Subjects

Literature : Occident : Great Britain

Documents (3)

# Year Bibliographical Data Type / Abbreviation Linked Data
1 1996 Zhang, Xiao Yang. Shakepseare in China : a comparative study of two traditions and cultures. (Newark : University of Delaware Press, 1996). Publication / Shak16
  • Source: Tian, Han. [The evolution of Shakespearean theatre in the West]. In : Nan guo yue kan ; vol. 4 (1929). (Shak326, Publication)
  • Cited by: Asien-Orient-Institut Universität Zürich (AOI, Organisation)
  • Person: Shakespeare, William
  • Person: Zhang, Xiao Yang
2 2000 Lai, Jane ; Wong, Dorothy. Shakespeare in China : bringing home the bard. In : East-West dialogue ; vol. 4, no 2 ; vol. 5, no 1 (2000). Publication / Shak33
3 2007- Worldcat/OCLC Web / WC