Thomas Y T Luk
Biographic Data
| ID | 107564 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Thomas Y T Luk |
| GIVEN NAMES | Thomas Y T |
| FAMILY NAME | Luk |
| SIGNATURE | LUK T Y T |
| AFFILIATIONS | Russian State Agrarian Correspondence University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Arnold Wesker’s Rewriting of Shylock in The Merchant (1976) with a Purpose
Rewriting Shakespeare has become a global genre. Arnold Wesker was one of the trailblazers of the genre with his The Merchant (1976). This article argues that Arnold Wesker’s The Merchant , with both its subversion and extension of Shakespeare’s play, in theme, plot and characterization, engages with Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice by means of a counter-discourse. Wesker rewrote Shylock by focusing on two episodes in Shakespeare’s play: Jess…
Hollywood's Hong Kong
The essay explores the representation of Hong Kong in the film, Soldier of Fortune [Dmytryk 1955 Dmytryk , Edward (dir.) 1955 Soldier of Fortune . Starring Clark Gable , Susan Hayward , Michael Rennie , and Gene Barry . Hollywood : Twentieth Century Fox Film; B & W , 96 mins. [Google Scholar]] against the backdrop of the Cold War politics of the 1950s. Dwelling on the theme of cinema and the city, it brings in the enquiry of geography and film st…
From Brecht, Artaud, and the Absurd to Sha Yexin and Gao Xingjian
Research Article| March 01 2011 From Brecht, Artaud, and the Absurd to Sha Yexin and Gao Xingjian:Two Cases of Rapport de Fait Thomas Y. T. Luk Thomas Y. T. Luk Hang Seng Management College, Hong Kong Thomas Y. T. Luk, formerly professor in the English and cultural and religious studies departments at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, and the Department of Literature at Fo Guang University, Taiwan, is professor and academic leader in English s…
Technology and theater in post-1997 Hong Kong
The population of Hong Kong grew tenfold after the establishment of the People's Republic in 1949. This increase was mainly the result of people fleeing the mainland—people who did not at first ide
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Technology and theater in post-1997 Hong Kong
The population of Hong Kong grew tenfold after the establishment of the People's Republic in 1949. This increase was mainly the result of people fleeing the mainland—people who did not at first ide
From Brecht, Artaud, and the Absurd to Sha Yexin and Gao Xingjian
Research Article| March 01 2011 From Brecht, Artaud, and the Absurd to Sha Yexin and Gao Xingjian:Two Cases of Rapport de Fait Thomas Y. T. Luk Thomas Y. T. Luk Hang Seng Management College, Hong Kong Thomas Y. T. Luk, formerly professor in the English and cultural and religious studies departments at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, and the Department of Literature at Fo Guang University, Taiwan, is professor and academic leader in English s…
Hollywood's Hong Kong
The essay explores the representation of Hong Kong in the film, Soldier of Fortune [Dmytryk 1955 Dmytryk , Edward (dir.) 1955 Soldier of Fortune . Starring Clark Gable , Susan Hayward , Michael Rennie , and Gene Barry . Hollywood : Twentieth Century Fox Film; B & W , 96 mins. [Google Scholar]] against the backdrop of the Cold War politics of the 1950s. Dwelling on the theme of cinema and the city, it brings in the enquiry of geography and film st…
Arnold Wesker’s Rewriting of Shylock in The Merchant (1976) with a Purpose
Rewriting Shakespeare has become a global genre. Arnold Wesker was one of the trailblazers of the genre with his The Merchant (1976). This article argues that Arnold Wesker’s The Merchant , with both its subversion and extension of Shakespeare’s play, in theme, plot and characterization, engages with Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice by means of a counter-discourse. Wesker rewrote Shylock by focusing on two episodes in Shakespeare’s play: Jess…
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