Xiao Qian's Complete Translations Shakespeare's Stories of Drama

Author: (English) Shakespeare Xian Qian
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Publish Date: 2005-01-01
Features: The 20 stories in this book mostly revolve around the theme of love between men and women. This is because, in the struggle against feudalism in Europe, the fight for marital freedom was one of the most concentrated and acute aspects. At the same time, through these love stories, we can see the ugly side of politics and social life that Shakespeare exposed at the time. For example, in the play Romeo and Juliet, it depicts a young couple who, for the ideal of love, engage in a fierce struggle against the feudal system that prevents their union. In this tragedy, Shakespeare powerfully condemns the suppression of love freedom by feudal society, criticizes the unprincipled and generational feuds between families, critiques the asceticism under the rule of medieval clergy, and also portrays the destruction of a happy marriage by the rogue Aegyptus. The Winter's Tale criticizes King Leontes' foolish suspicion, tyranny, and arbitrariness. In All's Well That Ends Well, we see social chaos and the decline of morality. Criminals rise to prominence, while the upright suffer injustice; the most heinous may escape justice, while those who stumble once face harsh punishment. Shakespeare mercilessly exposes the hypocrisy of the law in this work.