Alice in Japanese Wonderlands: Translation, Adaptation, Mediation
Amanda Kennell, "Alice in Japanese Wonderlands: Translation, Adaptation, Mediation "
English | ISBN: 0824895606 | 2023 | 238 pages | PDF | 4 MB
English | ISBN: 0824895606 | 2023 | 238 pages | PDF | 4 MB
Since the first translations of Lewis Carroll’s Alice books appeared in Japan in 1899, Alice has found her way into nearly every facet of Japanese life and popular culture. The books have been translated into Japanese more than 500 times, resulting in more editions of these works in Japanese than any other language except English. Generations of Japanese children learned English from textbooks containing Alice excerpts. Japan’s internationally famous fashion vogue, Lolita, merges Alice with French Rococo style. In Japan Alice is everywhere―in manga, literature, fine art, live-action film and television shows, anime, video games, clothing, restaurants, and household goods consumed by people of all ages and genders. In
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