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Shakespeare in Japan [PDF ebook]

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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.

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Format PDF ● Pages 166 ● ISBN 9781847141293 ● Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing ● Published 2005 ● Downloadable 6 times ● Currency EUR ● ID 2421488 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM

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