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SHAKESPEARE IN JAPAN
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| By: |
Professor Graham Bradshaw, Tetsuo Kishi |
| Format: |
Paperback |
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£59.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0826492703 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780826492708 |
| Publisher: |
BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING PLC |
| Pub. date: |
19 October, 2006 |
| Pages: |
168 |
| Description: |
Since the late Meiji period, Shakespeare has held a central place in Japanese literary culture. This work considers the cultural and linguistic problems of translation and includes an illustrated survey of the most significant Shakespearean productions and adaptations, and the contrasting responses of Japanese and Western critics. |
| Synopsis: |
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. |
| Illustrations: |
black & white illustrations |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd. |
| Returns: |
Returnable |