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Paperback. Condition: New. Lovable Losers is the first substantial piece of English-language scholarship to examine the actions and the memorization of the Heike (Ise Taira), a family of aristocratic warriors whose resounding defeat at the hands of the Seiwa Genji in 1185 resulted in their iconic status as tragic losers. The Tale of the Heike and the many other works derived from it set in place the depiction of the Heike as failed upstart aristocrats whose spectacular downfall was due to neglect of their warrior heritage and the villainy of the family head, Taira no Kiyomori. Lovable Losers aims to contextualize and deconstruct representations of the Heike not only to show how such representations were created in specific contexts in response to specific needs, but also to demonstrate that the representations themselves came to create and sustain a particular kind of culture. Drawing on the expertise of scholars in a variety of disciplines, this volume explores the Heike in their own time and their depiction as cultural figures in the centuries that followed. Their portrayal in literature and the arts spans more than eight hundred years and a wide range of genres and media, including no plays, picture scrolls, early modern comic books, novels, and film. In texts from the sixteenth to twentieth centuries, the Heike serve as catalysts for miracles and vectors for subtle criticisms of the Tokugawa government. Over time Kiyomori became an emblem of postwar democracy and economic progress; today he is a powerful symbol of modern citizens' dissatisfaction with politics.The Heike's ambiguous moral standing allowed them to be reimagined, reconstructed, and repurposed by different authors in different contexts, as both heroes and villains. Rather than assuming their failure, Lovable Losers repositions the Heike within the larger phenomenon of the Genpei War and its aftermath, demonstrating how they took advantage of their station as nobles and warriors. The new research it presents seeks to transcend categorization and blur the lines between different approaches to the Heike to give a well-rounded depiction of a family who has played a defining role in Japanese culture in action, in memory, and somewhere in between.…

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Paperback. Condition: New. Lovable Losers is the first substantial piece of English-language scholarship to examine the actions and the memorization of the Heike (Ise Taira), a family of aristocratic warriors whose resounding defeat at the hands of the Seiwa Genji in 1185 resulted in their iconic status as tragic losers. The Tale of the Heike and the many other works derived from it set in place the depiction of the Heike as failed upstart aristocrats whose spectacular downfall was due to neglect of their warrior heritage and the villainy of the family head, Taira no Kiyomori. Lovable Losers aims to contextualize and deconstruct representations of the Heike not only to show how such representations were created in specific contexts in response to specific needs, but also to demonstrate that the representations themselves came to create and sustain a particular kind of culture. Drawing on the expertise of scholars in a variety of disciplines, this volume explores the Heike in their own time and their depiction as cultural figures in the centuries that followed. Their portrayal in literature and the arts spans more than eight hundred years and a wide range of genres and media, including no plays, picture scrolls, early modern comic books, novels, and film. In texts from the sixteenth to twentieth centuries, the Heike serve as catalysts for miracles and vectors for subtle criticisms of the Tokugawa government. Over time Kiyomori became an emblem of postwar democracy and economic progress; today he is a powerful symbol of modern citizens' dissatisfaction with politics.The Heike's ambiguous moral standing allowed them to be reimagined, reconstructed, and repurposed by different authors in different contexts, as both heroes and villains. Rather than assuming their failure, Lovable Losers repositions the Heike within the larger phenomenon of the Genpei War and its aftermath, demonstrating how they took advantage of their station as nobles and warriors. The new research it presents seeks to transcend categorization and blur the lines between different approaches to the Heike to give a well-rounded depiction of a family who has played a defining role in Japanese culture in action, in memory, and somewhere in between.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 2006 OUP hardcover edition. Unread copy in very good condition. From the cover: In the one hundred and ten years covered by volume four of The Oxford History of Literary Translation in English, what characterized translation was above all the move to encompass what Goethe called 'world literature'. This occurred, paradoxically, at a time when English literature is often seen as increasingly self-sufficient. In Europe, the culture of Germany was a new source of inspiration, as were the medieval literatures and the popular ballads of many lands, from Spain to Serbia. From the mid-century, the other literatures of the North, both ancient and modern, were extensively translated, and the last third of the century saw the beginning of the Russian vogue. Meanwhile, as the British presence in the East was consolidated, translation helped readers to take possession of 'exotic' non-European cultures, from Persian and Arabic to Sanskrit and Chinese. The thirty-five contributors bring an enormous range of expertise to the exploration of these new developments and of the fascinating debates which reopened old questions about the translator's task, as the new literalism, whether scholarly or experimental, vied with established modes of translation. The complex story unfolds in Britain and its empire, but also in the United States, involving not just translators, publishers, and readers, but also institutions such as the universities and the periodical press. Nineteenth-century English literature emerges as more open to the foreign than has been recognized before, with far-reaching effects on its orientation. Contents: General Editors' Foreword List of Contributors List of Abbreviations Transliteration Preface 1. Translation in Britain and the United States 1.1 Translation and British Literary Culture by Kenneth Haynes 1.2 Translation in the United States by Colleen Boggs 1.3 Readers and Publishers of Translations in Britain by Terry Hale 1.4 Translation, Politics, and the Law by Susan Bassnett and Peter France 2. Principles and Norms of Translation by Matthew Reynolds 3. The Translator 3.1 Professionals by Margaret Lesser 3.2 Amateurs and Enthusiasts by Peter France 3.3 Writers by Stephen Prickett and Peter France 3.4 Academics by Adrian Poole 3.5 Women by Susanne Stark 4. The Publication of Literary Translation: An Overview by Peter France and Kenneth Haynes 5. Greek and Latin Literature 5.1 Introduction by Kenneth Haynes 5.2 Homer by David Ricks 5.3 Greek Drama by Adrian Poole 5.4 Latin Poetry by John Talbot 5.5 Greek and Latin Prose by Stuart Gillespie 6. Literatures of Medieval and Modern Europe 6.1 German by David Constantine 6.2 French by Peter France 6.3 Italian by Ralph Pite 6.4 Spanish and Portuguese by Anthony Pym and John Style 6.5 Early Literature of the North by Andrew Wawn 6.6 Modern Scandinavian by Robert Bjork 6.7 Celtic by Mary-Ann Constantine 6.8 Literatures of Central and Eastern Europe by Peter France 7. Eastern Literatures 7.1 Arabic by Wen-chin Ouyang 7.2 Persian by Dick Davis 7.3 Literatures of the Indian Subcontinent by Harish Trivedi 7.4 Chinese by Lauren Pfister 7.5 Japanese by Anne Commons 8. Popular Culture 8.1 Popular Fiction by Terry Hale 8.2 Popular Theatre by Terry Hale 8.3 Children's Literature by David Blamires 9. Texts for Music and Oral Literature 9.1 Hymns by J. R. Watson 9.2 Opera, Oratorio, Song by Denise Gallo 9.3 Oral Literature by Kenneth Haynes 10. Sacred and Religious Texts 10.1 Christian Texts by Kenneth Haynes 10.2 The Revised Version of the Bible by David Norton 10.3 Sacred Books of the East by Richard Fynes 11. Philosophy, History, and Travel Writing 11.1 Greek and Roman Philosophy by Alexandra Lianeri 11.2 Modern Philosophy, Theology, Criticism by Susanne Stark 11.3 Modern History and Socio-political Theory by Ian Patterson 11.4 Exploring the World by Laura Dassow Walls 12. The Translators: Biographical Sketches.…

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Hardcover. Condition: New. &Uumlber den AutorAnne Commons received her Ph.D. in premodern Japanese literature from Columbia University in 2003 and is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of East Asian Studies, University of Alberta. Her resea.

Buch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - Kakinomoto no Hitomaro (fl. ca. 690) is generally regarded as one of the pre-eminent poets of premodern Japan. While most existing scholarship on Hitomaro is concerned with his poetry, this study foregrounds the process of his reception and canonization as a deity of Japanese poetry. Building on new interest in issues of canon formation in premodern Japanese literature, this book traces the reception history of Hitomaro from its earliest beginnings to the early modern period, documenting and analysing the phases of the process through which Hitomaro was transformed from an admired poet to a poetic deity. The result is a new perspective on a familiar literary figure through his placement within the broader context of Japanese poetic culture.…

Leiden & Boston, Brill, 2009. 223 pp. 1 b./w. map. Orig. hardcover (boards). 8vo. - Ex-libris on pastdown. (Brill's Japanese studies library, Vol. 31). [ISBN: 9789004174610].Kakinomoto no Hitomaro (fl. ca. 690) is generally regarded as one of the pre-eminent poets of premodern Japan. While most existing scholarship on Hitomaro is concerned with his poetry, this study foregrounds the process of his reception and canonization as a deity of Japanese poetry. Building on new interest in issues of canon formation in premodern Japanese literature, this book traces the reception history of Hitomaro from its earliest beginnings to the early modern period, documenting and analysing the phases of the process through which Hitomaro was transformed from an admired poet to a poetic deity. The result is a new perspective on a familiar literary figure through his placement within the broader context of Japanese poetic culture.…

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