"'And which the Jew?': Representations of Shylock in Meiji Japan (1868-1912)"
https://www.worldshakesbib.org/entry/bbbp71/
Author:
	Oya, Reiko.
Type:
	Journal Article
Year:
	2023
Publication Information:
	Shakespeare Survey 67 (2023): 102–111.
Annotation:
	Suggests that translations of Merchant of Venice shaped Japanese perceptions of Jewishness. Surveys Japanese translations of Merchant of Venice, showing how some elided the play's Christian references, "thereby seculariz[ing] the Venetian citizens, while letting the Jewish characters remain religious." Notes that Shoyo Tsubouchi's 1906 translation added extensive stage directions that made Shylock's character more tragic.
Language:
	English
Persons:
	Tsubouchi, Shoyo
Keywords:
	Japan
Tags:
	Scholarship, Criticism, History of Criticism, The Merchant of Venice, Translations and Adaptations
WSB Update:
	Spring 2026
WSB Record Number:
	bbbp71