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Postgraduate Research Students


TANG Bin Brittany

Ph.D.

Tel 3943 5710
Office Fung King Hey 303C

Title of Dissertation:
Shakespeare and Contemporary Asian: the Rewriting and Adaptation of Macbeth in China and Japan

Supervisor:
Prof. David HUDDART

The adaptation of Shakespeare's plays is an important force in the development of modern drama and the rejuvenation of traditional theatre forms in China and Japan. It is also a significant venue where cultural values are negotiated, sparkling dialogues between Asia and the West since nineteenth century as well as driving the emerging power of intra-Asian cultural synergy.

Research Interests
Shakespeare, adaptation, literary translation, globalization and multiculturalism