Abstract
On the basis of the relevant research status at home and abroad and in-depth study of the drama texts, combining with Chinese and Western cultural traditions, social backgrounds, and the creative thoughts of playwrights, this paper compares and analyzes the similar characteristics, different artistic functions and underlying reasons of the “garden” image and the “forest” image in Tang Xianzu’s and Shakespeare’s plays.
Highlights
When it comes to famous Western drama masters, you might immediately think of Shakespeare
In October 2015, during his visit to the UK, Chinese President Xi Jinping proposed that China and the UK jointly commemorate Tang Xianzu and Shakespeare in order to strengthen cultural exchanges between China and the UK, which has pushed the research of Tang and Shakespeare to a higher level
Based on the honoring of Tang Xianzu and Shakespeare, the inheritance of culture, as well as President Xi Jinping’s proposal, the world has set off an upsurge in the study of Shakespeare’s and Tang Xianzu’s plays
Summary
When it comes to famous Western drama masters, you might immediately think of Shakespeare. If we want to find a counterpart in ancient China, it is probably Tang Xianzu. Both Tang Xianzu and Shakespeare were literary giants in the late 16th and early 17th centuries. Their dramatic works have exerted a profound and ever-lasting influence on later Chinese and Western drama, literature and art. Based on the honoring of Tang Xianzu and Shakespeare, the inheritance of culture, as well as President Xi Jinping’s proposal, the world has set off an upsurge in the study of Shakespeare’s and Tang Xianzu’s plays
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