Historical Reality, Fictional Narrative: China in the Frame of Gao xingjian's Theatre

With reference to Erving Goffman's notion of "frame analysis" and Colin Counsell's "framing signifiers," this article explores how Gao Xingjian, the first Chinese-language Nobel laureate for literature, has represented the reality of contemporary China in his dramatic w...

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Published inChina perspectives Vol. 2010; no. 2 (82); pp. 13 - 23
Main Author REN, QUAH SY
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published cefc French Centre for Research on Contemporary China 01.01.2010
Subjects
Audiences
Bus stops
Chinese culture
Cultural revolutions
Frame Analysis
Literary criticism
Literary history
Narratives
Nobel Prizes
Peoples Republic of China
Special Feature
Theater
Writers
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Summary:With reference to Erving Goffman's notion of "frame analysis" and Colin Counsell's "framing signifiers," this article explores how Gao Xingjian, the first Chinese-language Nobel laureate for literature, has represented the reality of contemporary China in his dramatic works. Focusing on two scenes in one of Gao's early plays, The Other Shore, it aims to illustrate the way Gao uses the narrative technique of framing to inversely (un/re)frame the notions of China and Chineseness.
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ISSN:2070-3449
1996-4617
DOI:10.4000/chinaperspectives.5267