Preamble to the First Japanese Translation of "The Canterbury Tales": A Social Mirror and a Cultural Bridge
- Author / Editor
- Kano, Koichi.
Preamble to the First Japanese Translation of "The Canterbury Tales": A Social Mirror and a Cultural Bridge
- Published
- Literature Compass 15.6 (2018): n.p.
- Description
- Offers a "brief history" of Japanese translations of CT and focuses on the versions--complete and selected--by Kenji Kaneko, first published in 1917, revised and rereleased in 1923 and 1946. Explores the historical cultural conditions of Kaneko’s work, with attention to expurgation, censorship, and quality of production.
- Alternative Title
- Chaucer's Global Compaignye.
- Chaucer Subjects
- Facsimiles, Editions, and Translations