{"product_id":"9783032138231","title":"Global Shakespeares: Post-1997 Adaptations and Appropriations","description":"\u003ch1\u003eGlobal Shakespeares: Post-1997 Adaptations and Appropriations\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eLau, Miriam Leung-che\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" data-ogsc=\"rgb(0, 0, 0)\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"\u003eAdopting a cultural materialist reading in the post-colonial context of Hong Kong, this book examines post-1997 Hong Kong Shakespeare that comments on the identity of the city through staging sinicized, aestheticized and socio-politicised versions of the plays. The introduction contextualizes Hong Kong’s position on the current intellectual map of Asian Shakespeare, \u003cspan data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"\u003earguing that Hong Kong Shakespeare has quite distinctive characteristics compared with those in mainland China and Taiwan\u003c\/span\u003e. The book highlights six Shakespearean adaptations in Hong Kong staged after 1997, which include Richard Ho’s \u003cem data-ogsc=\"\"\u003eHamlet: Sword of Vengeance\u003c\/em\u003e, Tang Shu-wing’s \u003cem data-ogsc=\"\"\u003eTitus Andronicus 2.0\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem data-ogsc=\"\"\u003eMacbeth\u003c\/em\u003e, Hardy Tsoi’s \u003cem data-ogsc=\"\"\u003eJulius Caesar \u003c\/em\u003eand\u003cem data-ogsc=\"\"\u003e Shamshuipo Lear\u003c\/em\u003e, and Jimmy Lee’s \u003cem data-ogsc=\"\"\u003ePost-The Taming of the Shrew\u003c\/em\u003e. Sandwiched between the colonial and the postcolonial, Hong Kong Shakespeare generates an independent narrative through struggle and cultural negotiation.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" data-ogsc=\"rgb(0, 0, 0)\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Palgrave Macmillan\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2026-01-28\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9783032138231\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-3-032-13824-8\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 210cm x148cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 236\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer Nature Switzerland","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44775490650252,"sku":"9783032138231","price":125.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783032138231.jpg?v=1774530600","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9783032138231","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}