{"product_id":"re-imagining-shakespeare-in-contemporary-japan-a-selection-of-japanese-theatrical-adaptations-of-shakespeare-paperback","title":"Re-imagining Shakespeare in Contemporary Japan: A Selection of Japanese Theatrical Adaptations of Shakespeare - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTetsuhito Motoyama\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eRosalind Fielding\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eFumiaki Konno\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTetsuhito Motoyama\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor at Waseda University (Tokyo) in the Faculty of Law. Publications on Shakespeare and adaptation include co-authored with Kaoru Edo, 'Strange Oeillades No More: \u003ci\u003eThe Three Daughters of Lear\u003c\/i\u003e from the Tokyo Shakespeare Company's \"Shakespeare through the Looking-Glass\"', \u003ci\u003eShakespeare\u003c\/i\u003e 9 no.4 (2013); and co-edited with Hiromi Fuyuki \u003ci\u003eThe Text Made Visible: Shakespeare on the Page, Stage, and Screen\u003c\/i\u003e (2011). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eRosalind Fielding\u003c\/b\u003e is a translator and researcher. Publications include 'Riots, Cherry Blossoms and Wheelchairs: The Performance Politics of Saitama Gold Theater' in \u003ci\u003ePerformance Research\u003c\/i\u003e 24 no.3 (2019) and a chapter in \u003ci\u003eShakespeare in East Asian Education: Schools, Universities and Theatre Education in Hong Kong, China, Japan and Korea \u003c\/i\u003e(Palgrave). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFumiaki Konno \u003c\/b\u003eis Senior Assistant Professor at Meiji University (Tokyo) in the Faculty of Commerce. Publications on Shakespeare and adaptation include co-authored with Tetsuhito Motoyama, 'The Shakespeare Company Japan and Regional Self-fashioning' in \u003ci\u003eBard Bites\u003c\/i\u003e, edited by Kristin Bezio and Anthony Russell (forthcoming); \"\u003ci\u003eKing Richard II\u003c\/i\u003e (1857) and Chronicles,\" \u003ci\u003eThe Bulletin of Arts and Sciences, Meiji University\u003c\/i\u003e 533 (2018); and 'Charles Kean's Edition of \u003ci\u003eHenry VIII\u003c\/i\u003e: A Study of Its Base Text', \u003ci\u003eThe Bulletin of Arts and Sciences, Meiji University\u003c\/i\u003e 524 (2017).\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 328\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.69 x 7.81 x 5.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 25, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47410577473714,"sku":"9781350212008","price":77.31,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/9038e5820d5075ffba8016527bdb8742.webp?v=1778288768","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/re-imagining-shakespeare-in-contemporary-japan-a-selection-of-japanese-theatrical-adaptations-of-shakespeare-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}