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Hamlet (place)
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TL;DR: The play is interesting on several levels: it has a strong dramatic action, concerns an important problem in the transition of Japanese drama from traditional forms to modern ones, reveals the kind of serious misunderstandings that occur when cultures collide, allows for exciting 'fusion' scenes in which Shakespeare is produced kabuki-style, and brings to the stage several real-life Kabuki figures, notably Morita Kan 'ya XII, the progressive Meiji-era producer.
Abstract: In the spring of 1997, the editor of ATJ witnessed a production of this play at New York's La MaMa E. T. C. and was immediately interested in publishing it. The play is interesting on several levels: it has a strong dramatic action, concerns an important problem in the transition ofJapanese drama from traditional forms to modern ones, reveals the kind of serious misunderstandings that occur when cultures collide, allows for exciting 'fusion" scenes in which Shakespeare is produced kabuki-style, and brings to the stage several real-life kabuki figures, notably Morita Kan 'ya XII, the progressive Meiji-era producer. The playwright also makes an interesting case for explaining Shakespeare's Hamlet to the kabuki company when, as suggested by her title, she uses the Japanese classic Kanadehon Chushingura as a point of comparison. Tsutsumi Harue is a doctoral student in East Asian languages and cultures at Indiana University. As a student of theatre history in the master's degree program at Osaka University, she studied under the distinguished playwright and scholar Yamazaki Masakazu. She was interested in playwriting as well as in the comparative natures of traditional apanese and Western drama. When she subsequently movedfromJapan to the United States she was prompted to focus on the clash between the two cultures. Herfourfull-length plays are Kanadehon Hamuretto (Kanadehon Hamlet), Rokumeikan Ibun (Strange Tales of the Rokumeikan), Tsukiji Hoterukan Enj6 (The Burning of the Tsukiji Hotel), and Seigeki Osero (Othello in Japan), as well as two one-act plays. Faubion Bowers, the chief translator, is one of the best-known Western authorities on Japanese theatre. His books include Japanese Theatre (1952) and Theatre in the East (1956).
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01 Oct 1991
TL;DR: In this article, the dramatic rationale of the Hamlet soliloquies in their dramatic contexts is defined, which clarifies the tragic idea that organizes the play and justifies the tragedy.
Abstract: This work defines the dramatic rationale of the Hamlet soliloquies in their dramatic contexts, thereby clarifying the tragic idea that organizes the play.
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TL;DR: The analysis of different interpretations of Shakespeare's Hamlet in its text, its theatrical and cinematic forms shows that the changes depend on scriptwriters (directors), most frequent changes refer to the dialogues, time, and place.
Abstract: Canonical works like Shakespeare's Hamlet are always popular and are always in demand. However, the advancements in the stage and screen art and cinematography give way to new artistic interpretations of Hamlet with significant plot differences. Therefore, Shakespeare's Hamlet may be considered an archetype in the artistic sense with its subsequent interpretations. Relevant research methods include structuralsemiotic and structural-functional analysis, comparison and system analysis. In addition, research experiences of domestic and foreign scholars on this subject have been summarized. The analysis of different interpretations of this work in its text, its theatrical and cinematic forms shows that the changes depend on scriptwriters (directors). Most frequent changes refer to the dialogues, time, and place. All interpretations reveal the tendency to keep the emotional content of the text intact. Thus, the interpretation of Shakespeare's Hamlet is influenced by the change of time and by the cultural environment, where a new story is created. This is confirmed by comparative analysis of films by Kozintsev and Zeffirelli.
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