TY  - JOUR
AU  - Shengyu Fan
PY  - 2026
CY  - Berlin, Germany
PB  - Peter Lang Verlag
JF  - Translation and Global Communication
IS  - 1
VL  - 1
SN  - 3070-9172
TI  - La langue de Shakespeare in David Hawkes’ English Translation of The Story of the Stone
DO  - 10.3726/TCG011_45
UR  - https://www.peterlang.com/document/1723912
N2  - British sinologist David Hawkes’s appropriation of Shakespeare in his English translation of Hongloumeng (The Story of the Stone) is far more than a decorative flourish. Its more important purpose is to evoke emotional resonance among English readers. Drawing on his artistic ingenuity and literary sensibility, Hawkes effectively lets Shakespeare speak on his behalf, engaging in a dialogue with the Anglophone audience and conveying subtle, concealed messages to readers perceptive enough to appreciate the playfulness of his literary game. On the surface, what we read appears to be a translation of a classic Chinese novel; in reality, however, we hear echoes of Shakespeare everywhere. Hawkes’s The Story of the Stone is indeed a Chinese story written in the language of Shakespeare.
KW  - La langue de Shakespeare, David Hawkes, The Story of the Stone
ER  -