Shakespeare in JapanSince 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. |
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Page vii
... least ten times as long fully to trace how Shakespeare has been received by the Japanese : how his works have been appreciated by specialists as well as the general reading public and the general theatre - going public , how they have ...
... least ten times as long fully to trace how Shakespeare has been received by the Japanese : how his works have been appreciated by specialists as well as the general reading public and the general theatre - going public , how they have ...
Page xi
... least because Prince Hamlet is seldom concerned to discover or establish what those he loves think and feel like the demurring Horatio , when he says , ' Half a share ' , or the apparently uncomprehending Gertrude , when she exclaims ...
... least because Prince Hamlet is seldom concerned to discover or establish what those he loves think and feel like the demurring Horatio , when he says , ' Half a share ' , or the apparently uncomprehending Gertrude , when she exclaims ...
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... puppeteer for the left arm, and the third, least experi- enced, puppeteer for the puppet's legs. Unlike their Western counterparts, the puppeteers are almost always silent, and are usually 11 Shakespeare and Traditional Japanese Theatre.
... puppeteer for the left arm, and the third, least experi- enced, puppeteer for the puppet's legs. Unlike their Western counterparts, the puppeteers are almost always silent, and are usually 11 Shakespeare and Traditional Japanese Theatre.
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... least because it helps us to understand how many obstacles Shoyo encountered. Although the reformers' opinions were enthusiastically received by some Japanese, others were well aware of their ignor- ance and lack of sophistication ...
... least because it helps us to understand how many obstacles Shoyo encountered. Although the reformers' opinions were enthusiastically received by some Japanese, others were well aware of their ignor- ance and lack of sophistication ...
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... the Society was artistic as well as educational and instructive, and the scope of its activity, initially at least, covered not simply art but also religion and philosophy. But the centre of its activity 20 Shakespeare in Japan.
... the Society was artistic as well as educational and instructive, and the scope of its activity, initially at least, covered not simply art but also religion and philosophy. But the centre of its activity 20 Shakespeare in Japan.
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