Shakespeare in Japan

Erscheinungsjahr 2006
ISBN: 978-0-8264-9270-8
Verlag: Bloomsbury 3PL

Buch, Englisch, 168 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 266 g

Explores the conditions of Shakespeare's reception and assimiliation in Japanese literary culture.

Since the late Meiji period, Shakespeare has held a central place in Japanese literary culture. This account explores the conditions of Shakespeare's reception and assimilation through an analysis of the works of major translators and directors of Shakespeare in Japan as well as discussing novels and films in Japan which were inspired by Shakespeare. It considers the cultural and linguistic problems of translation and includes an extensive illustrated survey of the most significant Shakespearean productions and adaptations, and the contrasting responses of Japanese and Western critics.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kishi, Tetsuo

Bradshaw, Graham

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Vergleichende Literaturwissenschaft
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Englische Literatur
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literarische Stoffe, Motive und Themen

Über Autor(innen)

Tetsuo Kishi is Professor Emeritus of English at Kyoto University and was President of The Shakespeare Society of Japan (1999-2001).

Graham Bradshaw
Graham Bradshaw teaches at Chuo University and is editor of The Shakespeare International Yearbook.