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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... unlike Shakespeare's Globe and played to very different audiences. A few Meiji Japanese who were able to travel to England or the United States saw and sometimes reported on what actors and actor-managers like Henry Irving or Edwin ...
... unlike Shakespeare's Globe and played to very different audiences. A few Meiji Japanese who were able to travel to England or the United States saw and sometimes reported on what actors and actor-managers like Henry Irving or Edwin ...
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... 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.
... 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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