{"product_id":"japan-on-the-jesuit-stage-9781350217195","title":"Japan on the Jesuit Stage","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Jesuits were a major source of European information on Japan from the late 16th to early 17th century. Not only were they active missionaries but they also produced linguistic, religious and cultural tracts, regional chronicles, as well as hundreds of Latin plays written in imitation of classical Greco-Roman theatre but set in Japan. An intriguing yet underexplored segment of Jesuit school theatre is that which stages non-classical, non-Western subjects such as Japan, and this volume is the first to present Latin texts of two of these plays alongside full English translations, commentaries and an extensive introduction.  The plays in question - \u003ci\u003eMartyrs of Japan\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eVictor the Japanese\u003c\/i\u003e - were performed in Koblenz and Munich, in 1625 and 1665 respectively, and are collated from original 17th-century manuscripts for this edition. They were based on specific events which took place in Japan in 1597 and 1613, and their main characters are historically attested Japanese Cat\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this groundbreaking study of Jesuit theatre in seventeenth-century Germany, the author provides a critical study of two Latin plays performed at the Jesuit colleges in Koblenz (\u003ci\u003eJapanese Martyrs\u003c\/i\u003e, 1625) and Munich (\u003ci\u003eVictor the Japanese\u003c\/i\u003e, 1665) respectively. Both dramas reflect the influence of the Jesuit mission in Japan on the European imagination -- M. Antoni J. Ucerler S.J., Director of the Ricci Institute for Chinese-Western Cultural History, Boston College, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Illustrations   Acknowledgements    Introduction  1: Japan on the Neo-Latin Jesuit Stage 2: \u003ci\u003eJapanese Martyrs\u003c\/i\u003e (Koblenz 1625) 3: \u003ci\u003eVictor the Japanese\u003c\/i\u003e (Munich 1665)  Latin Text and Translation Commentary  Bibliography Index","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48738606547287,"sku":"9781350217195","price":27.54,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781350217195.jpg?v=1720049633","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/japan-on-the-jesuit-stage-9781350217195","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}