Asia Society 174d ago

NEW YORK, December 16, 2025 — In her book “The Chinese Tragedy of King Lear”, Nan Z. Da offers a fresh framework for understanding Shakespeare’s iconic tragedy, showing how China’s long 20th century reflects the play’s enduring themes, betrayal, and authoritarian rule. Joined by Harvard University literature professor Stephen Greenblatt and Asia Society Arthur Ross Vice President of the Center on U.S.-China Relations Orville Schell, Da explores how Shakespeare illuminates the structures of tyranny and the psychology of authoritarian societies. (1 hr., 25 min.) Timestamps: 0:00 Introduction by Alexander Boyd 2:14 Introduction by Orville Schell 4:48 Mozart: Et incarnatus est (Arleen Auger, Bernstein, 1990) 13:42 Discussion with Nan Z. Da and Stephen Greenblatt Subscribe for more videos like this: http://AsiaSociety.org/YouTube --- Support Asia Society today: http://AsiaSociety.org/Donate --- Subscribe to our newsletter to stay connected: https://asiasociety.org/email-subscriptions --- Facebook: http://facebook.com/AsiaSociety Instagram: http://instagram.com/AsiaSociety Twitter: http://twitter.com/AsiaSociety LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/company/asia-society/ #asiasociety #asiasocietynewyork #uschinarelations