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Aesthetic dilemmas of adaptation and the politics of subjectivity: Animating the Chinese classic journey to the west | |
You, Chengcheng | |
2019-09 | |
Source Publication | International Research in Children's Literature |
ISSN | 1755-6198 |
Volume | 12Issue:1Pages:34-46 |
Abstract | This article reviews four major Chinese animated adaptations based on the classic Journey to the West. It shows how these adaptations, spanning four historical phases of modern China, encapsulate changes in Chinese national identity. Close readings underpin a developmental narrative about how Chinese animated adaptations of this canonical text strive to negotiate the multimodal expressions of homegrown folklore traditions, technical influences of western animation, and domestic political situations across time. This process has identified aesthetic dilemmas around adaptations that oscillate between national allegory and individual destiny, verisimilitude and the fantastic quest for meaning. In particular, the subjectivisation of Monkey King on the screen, embodying the transition from primitivistic impulse, youthful idealism and mature practicality up to responsible stewardship, presents how an iconic national figure encapsulates the real historical time of China. |
Keyword | Adaptation Chinese Animation Journey To The West Monkey King National Identity Subjectivity |
DOI | 10.3366/ircl.2019.0289 |
URL | View the original |
Indexed By | A&HCI |
Language | 英語English |
WOS ID | WOS:000471976200004 |
Scopus ID | 2-s2.0-85074745766 |
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Document Type | Journal article |
Collection | DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH |
Corresponding Author | You, Chengcheng |
Affiliation | Department of English, Faculty of Arts and Humanities, University of Macau, Macao |
First Author Affilication | Faculty of Arts and Humanities |
Corresponding Author Affilication | Faculty of Arts and Humanities |
Recommended Citation GB/T 7714 | You, Chengcheng. Aesthetic dilemmas of adaptation and the politics of subjectivity: Animating the Chinese classic journey to the west[J]. International Research in Children's Literature, 2019, 12(1), 34-46. |
APA | You, Chengcheng.(2019). Aesthetic dilemmas of adaptation and the politics of subjectivity: Animating the Chinese classic journey to the west. International Research in Children's Literature, 12(1), 34-46. |
MLA | You, Chengcheng."Aesthetic dilemmas of adaptation and the politics of subjectivity: Animating the Chinese classic journey to the west".International Research in Children's Literature 12.1(2019):34-46. |
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