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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... play or poetic drama is an endlessly ' chaotic site ' for endlessly proliferat- ing interpretations , none of which can be regarded as more authentic or authoritative than others . Indeed , we could not have written this book if we did ...
... play or poetic drama is an endlessly ' chaotic site ' for endlessly proliferat- ing interpretations , none of which can be regarded as more authentic or authoritative than others . Indeed , we could not have written this book if we did ...
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... play's political dimension . But Fortinbras disappeared again in many later English productions , and in the modern films by Laurence Olivier and Tony Richardson . Olivier described his film as an ' essay ' , and the essay's main theme ...
... play's political dimension . But Fortinbras disappeared again in many later English productions , and in the modern films by Laurence Olivier and Tony Richardson . Olivier described his film as an ' essay ' , and the essay's main theme ...
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... play Hamlet is so extraordinarily and even ( if this unexpected word brings out the relevant contrast ) promiscuously interested in how differently different characters think or feel about their respective situations . ― In general ...
... play Hamlet is so extraordinarily and even ( if this unexpected word brings out the relevant contrast ) promiscuously interested in how differently different characters think or feel about their respective situations . ― In general ...
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... plays. The society produced plays by Shakespeare and Ibsen among other writers, before it was disbanded in 1913. Thus, Shoyo functioned as one of the pioneers of the new theatre movement which aimed at starting a new genre corresponding ...
... plays. The society produced plays by Shakespeare and Ibsen among other writers, before it was disbanded in 1913. Thus, Shoyo functioned as one of the pioneers of the new theatre movement which aimed at starting a new genre corresponding ...
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... plays into Japanese ( the other is Odashima Yushi ( 1930– ) , who will be mentioned in Chapter 3 ) , and his translations are remarkable not only for their literary quality but also for their lexical accuracy . Clearly his command of ...
... plays into Japanese ( the other is Odashima Yushi ( 1930– ) , who will be mentioned in Chapter 3 ) , and his translations are remarkable not only for their literary quality but also for their lexical accuracy . Clearly his command of ...
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