Guest lecture: The study of the translation of Japanese mythology into English during the Meiji era (1868-1912)
AIAS-WIAS Fellow Maral Andassova is giving a talk on "The study of the translation of Japanese mythology into English during the Meiji era (1868-1912)" in Nobel Park.
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Nobel Park, 1452.131
Talk at Nobel Park by AIAS-WIAS Fellow Maral Andassova, Assistant Professor, The Waseda Institute for Advanced Study, Waseda University, Japan.
This guest lecture will examine the first translations of Japanese mythology into English during the Meiji period (1868-1912), with a focus on texts such as Kojiki (The Record of Ancient Matters, 712) and Nihonshoki (The Chronicles of Japan, 720). It will consider the cultural, historical, and political background of this period and clarify what led European scholars to translate ancient Japanese texts. Furthermore, it will investigate the influence of these translations on Japanese academia during the Meiji period and in later years.