PRODUCTION Bond [Yue/Shu]
Data Type：essay
Author：Chen, Fang
Title：Translating Theatre: The Merchant of Venice as "Shake-xiqu" [Xinquan de yiqu: Sha xiqu Weinisi shangren]
Source：Journal of Theater Studies [Xiju yanjiu]
Place：Taipei
Volume, Number：8
Date：2011/7
Pages：59-90
Language：Chinese
Abstract：According to functionalism, cross-cultural adaptation is translation in a broad sense. "Shake-xiqu" (Chinese opera adapted from Shakespearean plays) is also worthy of study in the field of translation. This article takes The Merchant of Venice as an example to discuss the "alternative translation" of Shake-xiqu in the context of cultural penetration, play genres, the delimitation of character types and language translation. Case studies are focused on Daughter from a Wealthy Family, a 2009 Cantonese opera, and the YujuBond.
