Hermann Hesse and Japan; A Study in Reciprocal Transcultural Reception

ISBN-13: 9781789973686 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 340 str.

Neale Cunningham

Opis

Hermann Hesse once stated that his Japanese readers understood him best. This book examines his reception in Japan and of Japan in the context of a transcultural reception process. It analyses the different phases of Hesse's reception in Japan, the influence of Wilhelm Gundert as well as his epistolary exchange with his Japanese readers.

Spis treści

Contents: Wilhelm Gundert: Hermann Hesse's «Japanese» Cousin. His Influence and Mediation - The Reception of Hermann Hesse in Japan: Imperial and Domestic Gateway - Hesse in Transcultural Dialogue with His Japanese Readers - Hesse's Zen- Poems: Beyond Das Glasperlenspiel to the Transcultural «Essence».

O autorze

Neale Cunningham received his PhD in German Literature from the University of Leeds. He currently lives, works and teaches in Tokyo.