Preamble to the First Japanese Translation of "The Canterbury Tales": A Social Mirror and a Cultural Bridge

Author / Editor
Kano, Koichi.

Title
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