Johnson in Japan

Author:   Kimiyo Ogawa ,  Mika Suzuki ,  Greg Clingham ,  Hideichi Eto
Publisher:   Bucknell University Press,U.S.
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9781684482429


Pages:   214
Publication Date:   16 October 2020
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Author:   Kimiyo Ogawa ,  Mika Suzuki ,  Greg Clingham ,  Hideichi Eto
Publisher:   Bucknell University Press,U.S.
Imprint:   Bucknell University Press,U.S.
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.426kg
ISBN:  

9781684482429


ISBN 10:   1684482429
Pages:   214
Publication Date:   16 October 2020
Recommended Age:   From 18 to 99 years
Audience:   College/higher education ,  College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

List of Figures and Tables                                                                              Foreword by Greg Clingham                                                                          Note on Reference                                                                                          Introduction                                                                                                    Chapter 1: A Brief History of Johnsonian Studies in Japan                           Hideichi Eto                                                                                                    Chapter 2: Johnson, Biography, and Modern Japan                                       Noriyuki Harada                                                                                                         Chapter 3: Scientific Curiosity in Samuel Johnson’s Rasselas and Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein Kimiyo Ogawa                                                  Chapter 4: Jane Austen and the Reception of Samuel Johnson in Japan: The Domestication of Realism in Soseki Natsume’s Theory of Literature (1907)                            Yuri Yoshino                                                                           Chapter 5: Johnson the Tea Poet: A Scholarly Role Model and a Literary Doctor in Modernizing Japan                                                   Mika Suzuki                                                                                       Chapter 6: Johnson and Garrick on Hamlet                                                   Miki Iwata      Chapter 7: Abyssinian Johnson                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Noriyuki Hattori                                                                                             Chapter 8: Johnson’s Prose Style and His Notion of the Periodical Writer Tadayuki Fukumoto                                                                                       Chapter 9: An Analysis of Johnson's View of Knowledge: A Corpus Stylistic Approach Masaaki Ogura Chapter 10: Johnson’s Final Words: With Particular Reference to Boswell’s Dirty Deed on Sastres                                         Hitoshi Suwabe                                                                                                            Appendix                                                                                                        Acknowledgments                                                                                          Bibliography                                                                                                   Notes on Contributors                                                                        Index                                                              

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"""In conveying the ‘state of play’ of Johnson’s reputation in a world that might not previously have been thought receptive, Johnson in Japan makes a significant mark . . . successful in offering new critical insights, its presence means that there are important implications for Johnson’s cultural penetration (and therefore the kind of writer he is)."" -- Philip Smallwood * author of Johnson’s Critical Presence: Image, History, Judgment * ""Samuel Johnson was fascinated by travel, and the Orient particularly took his fancy. He once seriously recommended that Boswell undertake a trip to see the Great Wall of China, because it would distinguish him in the eyes of other Britons. More recently, the East has reciprocated this interest, as scholars in Japan and China formed Johnsonian societies and published important books and articles on the Great Cham. Johnson in Japan draws together a number of intriguing and valuable essays under a rubric that is original and persuasive. It at once advances our knowledge of the intersection between Johnson and the East forward considerably, yet it perhaps more urgently encourages that Western scholars explore this richly fertile yet largely untapped field with greater assiduity."" -- Anthony Lee * author of Community and Solitude: New Essays on Johnson's Circle * ""It is a pleasure to read these essays, eloquently written, informative and free of jargon."" * The New Rambler * “To publish contemporary critical essays together with the historical review of Johnson studies makes an important statement about the vibrancy of Johnson scholarship, past and present, in Japan.” -- Lisa Berglund * Eighteenth Century Fiction *"


In conveying the 'state of play' of Johnson's reputation in a world that might not previously have been thought receptive, Johnson in Japan makes a significant mark . . . successful in offering new critical insights, its presence means that there are important implications for Johnson's cultural penetration (and therefore the kind of writer he is). --Philip Smallwood author of Johnson's Critical Presence: Image, History, Judgment Samuel Johnson was fascinated by travel, and the Orient particularly took his fancy. He once seriously recommended that Boswell undertake a trip to see the Great Wall of China, because it would distinguish him in the eyes of other Britons. More recently, the East has reciprocated this interest, as scholars in Japan and China formed Johnsonian societies and published important books and articles on the Great Cham. Johnson in Japan draws together a number of intriguing and valuable essays under a rubric that is original and persuasive. It at once advances our knowledge of the intersection between Johnson and the East forward considerably, yet it perhaps more urgently encourages that Western scholars explore this richly fertile yet largely untapped field with greater assiduity. --Anthony Lee author of Community and Solitude: New Essays on Johnson's Circle


Samuel Johnson was fascinated by travel, and the Orient particularly took his fancy. He once seriously recommended that Boswell undertake a trip to see the Great Wall of China, because it would distinguish him in the eyes of other Britons. More recently, the East has reciprocated this interest, as scholars in Japan and China formed Johnsonian societies and published important books and articles on the Great Cham. Johnson in Japan draws together a number of intriguing and valuable essays under a rubric that is original and persuasive. It at once advances our knowledge of the intersection between Johnson and the East forward considerably, yet it perhaps more urgently encourages that Western scholars explore this richly fertile yet largely untapped field with greater assiduity. --Anthony Lee author of Community and Solitude: New Essays on Johnson's Circle In conveying the 'state of play' of Johnson's reputation in a world that might not previously have been thought receptive, Johnson in Japan makes a significant mark . . . successful in offering new critical insights, its presence means that there are important implications for Johnson's cultural penetration (and therefore the kind of writer he is). --Philip Smallwood author of Johnson's Critical Presence: Image, History, Judgment


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KIMIYO OGAWA is a professor in the department of English studies at Sophia University in Tokyo. Her publications include book chapters on Charlotte Lennox in British Romanticism in European Perspectives and on Jane Austen and Yaeko Nogami in British Romanticism in Asia. MIKA SUZUKI is a professor in the department of language and literature at Shizuoka University in Shizuoka, Japan. Her publications include journal articles on Sarah Fielding and on Jane Austen and a book on Sarah Fielding in Japanese.

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