The Orphan of Zhao, 赵氏孤儿, adaptation of the original play of James Fenton

Geng, Jiayu

The Orphan of Zhao, 赵氏孤儿, adaptation of the original play of James Fenton

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Geng, J. The Orphan of Zhao, 赵氏孤儿, adaptation of the original play of James Fenton. 2020. handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10230/46798

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Abstract

The objective of this academic work is to analyse The Orphan of Zhao, James Fenton's proposal, based on the original work of the classical Chinese theatre, and also to compare the concepts of western and eastern tragedy, which can explain the changes and modifications made by this English playwright. To approach, in our opinion, an adaptation of the original work, notions such as translation, rewriting, version and adaptation are evaluated and the typology of Fenton's creation is analysed. This work also exposes the characteristics of this adaptation regarding the tragic ending, the additions of plot and action, the aesthetic alterations, the thematic changes, the ideology and the language. Finally, the study addresses the tragic model assumed by James Fenton in his adaptation.