Shakespeare was not known to the Chinese until Lin Zexu’s (1785-1850) translation of Hugh Murray’s (1789-1845) Cyclopedia of Geography (1836). Since then, the Chinese perception of Shakespeare has changed several times, from his being regarded as a story-teller to being fully received as a seasoned playwright and poet, through to his plays being rendered into the Chinese language and performed ...

Is there (or are there) posthuman Shakespeare(s)? Or, to frame the question slightly differently, what would a notion of the ‘posthuman’ lend to our thinking about early modern dramatic writing in late (posthuman) (post)modernity? Much as digital writing has opened a material critique of the status of the printed work, so, too it provokes a reinspection of the stabilities often attributed to dr...

It is a rare event when a previously unknown manuscript by a classical author is discovered. The provenance of the fragment here reproduced is unknown, its authenticity is beyond question if for no other reason than that the folio is signed on verso by Shakespeare himself, using three different inks, three styles of script and eight spellings. Shakespeare's knowledge of medicine has been extens...

"Divine William" and The Master: The Influence of Shakespeare on the Novels of Henry James

andré gide fut un écrivain qui avait, durant sa longue carrière littéraire, touché nombre de genres littéraires, notamment le roman, le journal, la correspondance, le souvenir, le carnet, le récit de voyage, etc. mais, cette étude, qui est fondée sur son journal (1889 à 1939, et 1939 à 1949), est consacrée à une partie presque inconnue de ses productions littéraires: ses traductions. au fait, o...

This study introduces Sándor Hevesi (1873–1939), a Hungarian translator, theatre critic, Shakespeare scholar and opera director, who played crucial role in the Budapest scene 1920s. His work has received less attention than it deserves, particularly so-called Shakespearecycles, i.e., Hevesi's serialised productions, are still neglected. The cycles/series were performed between 1922 1933, while ...

"Things sweet to taste prove in digestion sour" (Shakespeare, Richard II, Act 1, Scene 3, line 236)