Japanese Shakespeare - Language and Context in the Translations of Tsubouchi Shoyo

Offering the first book-length study in English on Tsubouchi and Shakespeare, Gallimore offers an overview of the theory and practice of Tsubouchi's Shakespeare translation and argues for Tsubouchi's place as 'the Japanese Shakespeare'.

List of contents

1. In Search of Sh¿y¿ 2. Sh¿y¿'s Shakespeare 3. A Voice for Shakespeare in Modern Japan 4. Staging Sh¿y¿ 5. Conclusion: Sh¿y¿'s Field

About the author

Daniel Gallimore is a professor in the School of Humanities at Kwansei Gakuin University, Japan. He completed his DPhil in Oriental Studies at Oxford University, UK.

Product details

• Authors: Daniel (Kwansei Gakuin University Gallimore, Gallimore Daniel
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 28.11.2025
• EAN: 9781032277011
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3227701-1
• No. of pages: 220
• Series: Routledge Advances in Translation and Interpreting Studies
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > Other languages / Other literatures; LITERARY CRITICISM / Drama, Japanese, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Translating & Interpreting, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 19th Century, LITERARY CRITICISM / Asian / Japanese, Translation & interpretation, Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900, Literary studies: plays & playwrights, Literary studies: plays and playwrights, Translation and language interpretation