Re-imagining Shakespeare in Contemporary Japan: A Selection of Japanese Theatrical Adaptations of Shakespeare

ISBN-13: 9781350212008 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 328 str.

Japan) Professor Tetsuhito Motoyama (Waseda University; University of Birm Rosalind Fielding (Shakespeare Institute; Japan) Fumiaki Konno (Meiji University

Opis

An anthology of three exciting Japanese adaptations of Shakespeare that engage with issues such as changing family values, racial diversity, the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and terrorism, together with a contextualizing introduction. The anthology makes contemporary Japanese adaptations of Shakespeare by three independent theatre companies available to a wider English language audience. The three texts are concerned with the social issues Japan faces today and Japan’s perception of its cultural history. This unique collection is thus both a valuable resource for the fields of Shakespeare and adaptation studies as well as for a better understanding of contemporary Japanese theatre.

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List of Images Preface General Introduction Shakespeare and Adaptation Shakespeare's Reception in Japan Early Shakespearean Translations and Adaptations Post-Meiji Performance and Translation The Tokyo Shakespeare Company Kakushinhan Theatre Company The Shakespeare Company Japan The Three Daughters of Lear Introduction to The Three Daughters of Lear Interview: Edo Kaoru The Three Daughters of Lear Hamlet x Shibuya ~ Light, Was Our Revenge Tarnished? Introduction to Hamlet x Shibuya ~ Light, Was Our Revenge Tarnished? Interview: Kimura Ryunosuke Hamlet x Shibuya ~ Light, Was Our Revenge Tarnished? The New Romeo and Juliet Introduction to The New Romeo and Juliet Interview: Shimodate Kazumi The New Romeo and Juliet Appendix 1: A List of Stage Productions by the Three Theatre Companies Appendix 2: A List of Shakespeare Productions in the Tokyo Area in 2019 Bibliography