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Rare Bites Series: The Orphan of Zhao - An Influential Chinese Drama

Rare Bites Series: The Orphan of Zhao - An Influential Chinese Drama In-Person

Join University of Sydney Alumni Jenny Zhijun Yang discussing The Orphan of Zhao in our fifth Rare Bites talk of the year.

The Orphan of Zhao was a play written by Ji Junxiang dating back to 1330 AD and explores the main themes of revenge and retribution. The play was the first specimen of Chinese dramatic literature translated into a European language.

The Library’s Rare Books and Special Collections owns two adaptations of the play by Voltaire in 1755 and Arthur Murphy in 1759. This talk will focus on the original play and its adaptations to explore a special type of cultural exchange.

Jenny Zhijun Yang graduated with a Master of Art Curating with distinction at the University of Sydney in 2018. She graduated from the University of Auckland with a Bachelor of Arts in history and Asian studies in 2017 and was awarded the Summer Research Scholarship of the University of Auckland. Jenny is currently a gallery assistant at the Museum of Contemporary Art Australia and was previously a gallery assistant at the Auckland Art Gallery. She also works as a collection manager for a private collector. Jenny has Chinese heritage and her dream is to share her knowledge of Chinese civilization with others. 

Date:
Thursday 26 September 2019
Time:
1:00pm - 1:30pm
Time Zone:
Sydney, Melbourne (change)
Location:
Fisher Seminar Room (218), level 2
Campus:
Camperdown/Darlington
Categories:
  Rare Bites  
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