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Japan and ancient Greece : culture and possession / Michael Lucken ; translated by Malcolm DeBevoise ; edited by Phillip Mitsis
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Lucken, Michael, author.
- Series:
- Classical scholarship in translation
- Standardized Title:
- Japon Grec. English
- Language:
- English
- French
- Subjects (All):
- Japan--Civilization--Greek influences.
- Japan.
- Greece--Civilization--Influence.
- Greece.
- Civilization--Greek influences.
- Civilization--Influence.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2026
- Summary:
- "Japan and ancient Greece. Placed side by side, these two concepts give the impression of something very strange, a sort of chimera - half Apollo, half samurai; half Venus, half geisha - set on a ground that is at once white and blue like the Cyclades, dark green and vermillion like Shintō shrines. How could two countries so distant from each other be joined together to form a coherent image, to give birth to a meaningful concept? In this groundbreaking study - translated into English for the first time - Michael Lucken analyses the manifold ways in which Japan has adopted and engaged with ancient Greece in the period from the Meiji restoration to the present. This invaluable and timely volume not only demonstrates that the influence of ancient Greece has permeated all aspects of Japanese public and cultural life, but ultimately illustrates that the reception of Classics is a global phenomenon"-- Cambridge Core
- Contents:
- On imagining origins
- The growth of learning
- Incorporations
- Dialogues
- Notes:
- "First published in 2019 as Le Japon Grec: Culture et Possession. ©Éditions Gallimard, Paris, 2019"--Title page verso
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Online resource; title from PDF title page (Cambridge Core, viewed July 6, 2026)
- Other Format:
- Print version: Lucken, Michael Japan and ancient Greece
- ISBN:
- 9781009528658
- 1009528653
- OCLC:
- 1596676840
- Publisher Number:
- CIPO000392201
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license
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