Hamlet and Japanese Men of Letters
Hamlet and Japanese Men of Letters
Author(s): Yoshiko KawachiSubject(s): Studies of Literature, Translation Studies, Sociology of Art
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego
Keywords: Shakespeare translation and appopriation; Shakespeare’s impact on Japanese novelists; Novelization of Hamlet; Modernization of Japanese literature;
Summary/Abstract: Shakespeare has exerted a powerful influence on Japanese literature since he was accepted in the second half of the nineteenth century. Particularly Hamlet has had a strong impact on Japanese men of letters and provided them with the impetus to revive the play in contemporary literature. In this paper I discuss how they have utilized Hamlet for their creative activity and enriched Japanese literature.
Journal: Multicultural Shakespeare: Translation, Appropriation and Performance
- Issue Year: 14/2016
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 123-135
- Page Count: 13
- Language: English