Shakespeare in Asia: Contemporary Performance Book

1 Introduction : why Shakespeare? Dennis Kennedy Kennedy, Dennis Yong Li Lan Yong, Li Lan 1

2 Shakespeare and the Natyasastra John Russell Brown Brown, John Russell 27

3 Speaking Shakespeare in Japanese : voicing the foreign Daniel Gallimore Gallimore, Daniel 42

4 Shakespeare and Beijing opera : two cases of appropriation Fei Chunfang Fei, Chunfang Sun Huizhu Sun, Huizhu 57

5 All that remains of Shakespeare in Indian film Richard Burt Burt, Richard 73

6 Shakespeare for Japanese popular culture : Shojo Manga, Takarazuka and Twelfth Night Minami Ryuta Ryuta, Minami 109

7 Shakespeare's villains in Japan Kumiko Hilberdink-Sakamoto Hilberdink-Sakamoto, Kumiko 132

8 Import/export : Japanizing Shakespeare Suematsu Michiko Michiko, Suematsu 155

9 Millennium Shashibiya : Shakespeare in the Chinese-speaking world Li Ruru Li, Ruru 170

10 Shakespeare here and elsewhere : Ong Keng Sen's intercultural Shakespeare Yong Li Lan Yong, Li Lan 188

11 What use Shakespeare? : China and globalization Shen Lin Shen, Lin 219

12 Shakespeare and the question of intercultural performance John W. P. Phillips Phillips, John W. P. 234

13 Foreign Asia/foreign Shakespeare : dissenting notes on New Asian interculturality, postcoloniality and re-colonization Rustam Bharucha Bharucha, Rustam 253

Index 283