Adaptions of Western Literature in Meiji Japan (2001)
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- Synopsis
- This book examines three examples of late nineteenth-century Japanese adaptations of Western literature: a biography of U.S. Grant recasting him as a Japanese warrior, a Victorian novel reset as oral performance, and an American melodrama redone as a serialized novel promoting the reform of Japanese theater. Written from a comparative perspective, it argues that adaptation (hon'an) was a valid form of contemporary Japanese translation that fostered creative appropriation across many genres and among a diverse group of writers and artists. In addition, it invites readers to reconsider adaptation in the context of translation theory.
- Copyright:
- 2001
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- Book Quality:
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- ISBN-13:
- 9780230107557
- Related ISBNs:
- 9780312239954
- Publisher:
- Palgrave Macmillan US, New York
- Date of Addition:
- 12/07/20
- Copyrighted By:
- N/A
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- History, Nonfiction, Literature and Fiction, Language Arts, Communication
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- This is a copyrighted book.
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