Shakespeare in Japan /
Kishi, Tetsuo, 1935-
Shakespeare in Japan / [Book] / Tetsuo Kishi and Graham Bradshaw. - New York : New York : Continuum, 2006. - xii, 153 pages. ; 24 cm.
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. It considers the problems of translation both cultural and linguistic, and includes an extensive illustrated survey of the most significant Shakespearean productions and adaptations, and the contrasting responses of Japanese and Western critics. .
All.
0826492703 (paperback) 9780826492708 (paperback)
2007273760
Translating and interpreting--History.--Japan
English language--Translating into Japanese.
Japanese literature--English influences.
English drama--Appreciation.--Japan.
Theater--History.--Japan
822.33
Shakespeare in Japan / [Book] / Tetsuo Kishi and Graham Bradshaw. - New York : New York : Continuum, 2006. - xii, 153 pages. ; 24 cm.
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. It considers the problems of translation both cultural and linguistic, and includes an extensive illustrated survey of the most significant Shakespearean productions and adaptations, and the contrasting responses of Japanese and Western critics. .
All.
0826492703 (paperback) 9780826492708 (paperback)
2007273760
Translating and interpreting--History.--Japan
English language--Translating into Japanese.
Japanese literature--English influences.
English drama--Appreciation.--Japan.
Theater--History.--Japan
822.33