The Acceptance of Chinese Operas and Novels in Japan since the Early Modern Period
Overview of the research
Chinese literature has been accepted in Japan for a long time, and studies on such acceptance have been conducted since an early time. The research so far has elucidated the influence of Chinese literature on its Japanese counterpart to some extent. However, the "reading" or "using" of Chinese literature that does not necessarily lead to the creation of new literary works may have often been overlooked. To clarify the acceptance of Chinese operas and novels in Japan, this study considers the act of reading as a part of the history of acceptance, focuses on how literary works were read and investigates the descriptions about Chinese operas and novels in Japanese documents since the early modern period. By adopting this approach, the study aims to reconstruct the history of the acceptance of Chinese literature in Japan in a multifaceted manner.
Research Areas
Humanities & social sciences, Literature - Chinese
Humanities & social sciences, Literature - General
Papers
The Publication and Its Significances of the Japanese Published Editon of Miscellaneous Records of the Wooden Bridge
Yang Weigong
Journal of Humanities across the Straits, Dec. 2023, Peer-reviewed
A Brief Consideration on the Use of the Series "Shuoling" in the Edo Period
Weigong Yang
KYUKO, Jun. 2022, Peer-reviewed
Dramatic Work Read in the Form of Poetry: The Gems of Poetry on Cui and Zhang in Pudong Printed in Japan and a Possible Pass of Dissemination of the Tale of the Western Chamber in the Edo Period
Weigong Yang
JOURNAL OF CHINESE LITERATURE, Apr. 2021, Peer-reviewed
The "Way to Read 読法" the "Marvelous Writing 妙文": Ways to Read the Sixth Work of Genius 第六才子書 in the Edo Period
Weigong Yang
JOURNAL OF CHINESE LITERATURE, Apr. 2019, Peer-reviewed