Inside and outside the grand lineage
A study of early translations of Japanese nō plays
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21243084 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Michael Watson (0000-0003-3628-1919, Ferris University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 1 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 28-42 |
| Publication date | 2014-01-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Asia Pacific Translation and Intercultural Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2330-6351 • E-ISSN: 2330-6343 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/23306343.2014.885238 |
| OpenAlex | W2014215011 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 7 |
This article explores the background behind what are sometimes referred to as the “Pound/Fenollosa” translations of nō drama, but are better described as translations by Hirata Kiichi and Ernest Fenollosa, revised by Ezra Pound for publication between 1914 and 1916. As not all of the draft translations were published, the corpus of plays can be divided into two groups, those inside the lineage of well-known nō translations, read and appreciated widely over the last century, and those outside this lineage, unknown for decades and relatively neglected even after becoming available for scholarly study. Two unpublished translations, Adachigahara and Takasago, were compared line by line with the translators’ base text, an annotated edition of the 1890s. The translations reveal their use of editorial glosses. Parallel passages in other nō translations are also discussed. The analysis reveals some of the translation strategies pioneered at this early period to render typical features of nō language and style
Aesthetics · Art · Biology · Drama · Linguistics · Literature · Computer Science · History · Japanese History and Culture · Philosophy · Translation Studies and Practices · Genetics
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |