Bloomsbury Neo-Latin Series: Early Modern Texts and Anthologies- Japan on the Jesuit Stage Two 17th-Century Latin Plays with Translation and Commentary

Name: Bloomsbury Neo-Latin Series: Early Modern Texts and Anthologies- Japan on the Jesuit Stage
Author: Akihiko Watanabe

Auteur: Akihiko Watanabe

Taal: Engels

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Auteur: Akihiko Watanabe

Engels
Hardcover
9781350217201
15 december 2022
272 pagina's

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The Jesuits were a major source of European information on Japan from the late 16th to early 17th century. Not only were they active missionaries but they also produced linguistic, religious and cultural tracts, regional chronicles, as well as hundreds of Latin plays written in imitation of classical Greco-Roman theatre but set in Japan. An intriguing yet underexplored segment of Jesuit school theatre is that which stages non-classical, non-Western subjects such as Japan, and this volume is the first to present Latin texts of two of these plays alongside full English translations, commentaries and an extensive introduction. The plays in question - Martyrs of Japan and Victor the Japanese - were performed in Koblenz and Munich, in 1625 and 1665 respectively, and are collated from original 17th-century manuscripts for this edition. They were based on specific events which took place in Japan in 1597 and 1613, and their main characters are historically attested Japanese Catholic converts and their pagan peers. The juxtaposition of the Latin texts and original English translations makes the plays newly accessible to a wide readership, shedding light on the ways in which Western classical humanism rooted in ancient Mediterranean theatre became intertwined with momentous historical developments across the globe to produce these unique spectacles. The introduction and commentary examine the historical, cultural and literary contexts and provide guidance on interpretative and stylistic issues, allowing for a full appreciation of the plays in which pagan classical, Christian, early modern European and Japanese elements come together.

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Taal: en
Bindwijze: Hardcover
Oorspronkelijke releasedatum: 15 december 2022
Aantal pagina's: 272

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Hoofdauteur: Akihiko Watanabe
Hoofduitgeverij: Bloomsbury Academic

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Product breedte: 138 mm
Product lengte: 216 mm
Studieboek: Nee
Verpakking breedte: 138 mm
Verpakking hoogte: 216 mm
Verpakking lengte: 216 mm

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EAN: 9781350217201

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Categorieën: Poëzie, Bloemlezingen & Letterkunde

Literatuurwetenschap

1400 tot 1600

1600 tot 1800

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Beschikbaarheid: Leverbaar
Taal: Engels
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