The Tale of the bamboo cutter: a study in contextualization : an annotated translation and critical examination of the Taketori monogatari with special attention to Tanaka Ōhide’s Monogatari kai commentary

Inspired by Joshua Mostow's recent work in reception history and the historicized translation of classical Japanese literature, this thesis focuses on a translation of the tenth century Taketori Monogatari, or Tale of the Bamboo Cutter. In contrast to previous English-language translations o...

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Main Author: Behr, Maiko R.
Language:English
Published: 2009
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/7822