Snow In August - Couverture souple

Gao, Xingjian

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 9629961016 ISBN 13 : 9789629961015

Editeur : The Chinese University Press, 2004

Synopsis

From Gao Xingjian, a winner of the 2000 Nobel Prize for Literature, comes a "major drama about life.

Snow in August blends Eastern and Western cultures. In form, there are elements of Shakespearean and Greek tragedy, but in spirit, it embodies a uniquely Eastern sensibility."--Gao Xingjian

Snow in August is based on the life of Huineng (AD 633-713), the Sixth Patriarch of Zen Buddhism in Tang Dynasty China. Packed with the myriad sights and sounds of both the Eastern and Western theatrical traditions, the play exudes wonder and mysticism. The many koan cases and the story of Huineng's enlightenment afford the audience fascinating vignettes of Gao's vision of life and existence [w an awareness of the Void and the need for a personal peace with oneself.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Gilbert C.F. Fong is a professor at the Department of Translation, The Chinese University of Hong Kong. He is the translator of The Other Shore: Plays by Gao Xingjian (The Chinese University Press, 1999), and also editor of Hong Kong Drama Review, Journal of Translation Studies and several books on Chinese and Hong Kong drama.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: The Chinese University Press
• Date d'édition: 2004
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 9629961016
• ISBN 13: 9789629961015
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 88
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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