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Shakespeare in Japan

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, and considers the problems of translation and contrasting responses
Print Book, English, 2006
Continuum, London, 2006
History
168 pages ; 24 cm
9780826492708, 0826492703
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Introduction; 1. Shakespeare and Traditional Japanese Theatre: Tsubouchi Shoyo; 2. Shakespeare in Japanese I: Fukuda Tsuneari; 3. Shakespeare in Japanese II: Kinoshita Junji; 4. Shakespeare and the Japanese Stage; 5. Shakespeare in Japanese Literature; 6. Shakespeare and Japanese Film: Kurosawa Akira; 7. Further Reading; Index.
Originally published: London: Athlone, 1999