Tsūji, interpreters in and around early-modern Japan / Mino Saito, Miki Sato, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Saitō, Mino, 1980-

Sato, Miki, 1987-

ProQuest ebook central

Series:

Translation History Series.

Translation History Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Translators--Japan--History.

Translators.

Translating and interpreting--Japan--History.

Translating and interpreting.

Japan--Intellectual life.

Japan.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Place of Publication:

Cham : Palgrave Macmillan, 2023.

Contents:

2 Oranda-tski (Japanese-Dutch Interpreters) in the Eighteenth Century: The Case of Yoshio KMaemon

1 Introduction

2 About the Oranda-tski

2.1 Historical Backgrounds of the Oranda-tski

2.2 Assignments of the Oranda-tski

2.3 Norms Followed by the Oranda-tski

2.4 Social Status of the Oranda-tski

2.5 Study of the Dutch Language

3 Yoshio KMaemon

3.1 Biography

3.2 Interest in Western Medicine

3.3 The Mediator of Western Culture

4 The Mistranslation Incident

4.1 Trading with the Dutch

4.2 Intentional Mistranslation

4.3 The Harsh Punishment

5 Conclusion

Notes

References

3 Tō-tsūji (Japanese-Chinese Interpreters) in Nagasaki: The Case of Tei Einei

2 Outline of the Tō-tsūji in Nagasaki

2.1 Tsūji and Tongshi

2.2 Literature Review on the Tō-tsūji in Nagasaki

2.3 Context and System of the Tō-tsūji in Nagasaki

3 Role of the Tō-tsūji

4 Tei Einei ( 永寧, 1829-1897)

4.1 Tei's Role as a Tō-tsūji in the Late Edo Era

4.2 Tei's Role After the Edo Era

5 Conclusion

4 Amenomori Hōshū and Chōsen-tsūji (Japanese-Korean Interpreters) in the Eighteenth Century

1 Introduction

2 Amenomori and the Japanese-Korean Relationship During the Edo Period

3 Amenomori's ChMen-tski Institution Kangoshi

4 Amenomori as a Multiculturalist in the Eighteenth Century

5 Amenomori's Belief in 'seishin no majiwari'

6 Conclusion

5 The Roles of Ryukyuan-Chinese tski in Early Eighteenth-Century Ryukyu

2 The Contexts of Tei Junsoku's Work

2.1 Ryukyu and China

2.2 Ryukyu and Japan

3 Tei Junsoku's Five-Time Visits to China

4 Introducing Rikuyu Engi

References

6 Arrival of Western Ships and Ikoku-tski in Ryukyu in the Nineteenth Century: The Case of Itarashiki (Makishi) ChMhk

2 The Ryukyu Kingdom in the Nineteenth Century

2.1 Ryukyu as a Dual Tributary

2.2 Measures Against Foreign Ships by the Shogunate

2.3 Measures Against Foreign Ships in Ryukyu

3 Ikoku-tski in the Ryukyu Kingdom and Its Pioneers

4 Ikoku-tski Itarashiki (Makishi) ChMhk

4.1 Brief Profile

4.2 Itarashiki (Makishi)'s Practices as Ikoku-tski

4.3 Makishi-Onga Incident

5 Discussion

Intro

Acknowledgements

Notes on Names and Dates

Contents

Contributors

List of Figures

1 Purpose

2 The Term 'Tsūji'

3 Historical Contexts Surrounding Tsūji

3.1 The So-Called 'Sakoku ( 国 a Closed Country)'

3.2 Four Gateways

3.3 Relationship with Other Asian Regions

4 Literature Review of Historical Studies on Interpreting and Translation

5 Context-Oriented Case Studies

6 Research Team and Overviews of Chapters 2-9

Notes:

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ISBN:

9783031376528

3031376528

Publisher Number:

99995052716

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