{"product_id":"johnson-in-japan-kimiyo-ogawa-9781684482412","title":"Johnson in Japan","description":"The study and reception of Samuel Johnson's work has long been embedded in Japanese literary culture. The essays in this collection reflect that history and influence, underscoring the richness of Johnson scholarship in Japan, while exploring broader conditions in Japanese academia today. In examining Johnson's works such as the \u003ci\u003eRambler\u003c\/i\u003e (1750-52), \u003ci\u003eRasselas\u003c\/i\u003e (1759), \u003ci\u003eLives of the Most Eminent English Poets \u003c\/i\u003e(1779-81), and\u003ci\u003e Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland\u003c\/i\u003e (1775), the contributors--all members of the half-century-old Johnson Society of Japan--also engage with the work of other important English writers, namely Shakespeare, Mary Shelley, Jane Austen, and Matthew Arnold, and later Japanese writers, including Natsume Soseki (1867-1916). If the state of Johnson studies in Japan is unfamiliar to Western academics, this volume offers a unique opportunity to appreciate Johnson's centrality to Japanese education and intellectual life, and to reassess how he may be perceived in a different cultural context. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Published by Bucknell University Press. Distributed worldwide by Rutgers University Press.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kimiyo Ogawa\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1684482410\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781684482412\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bucknell University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/16\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 214\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.60d","brand":"Kimiyo Ogawa","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49097058713855,"sku":"9781684482412","price":38.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/johnson-in-japan-kimiyo-ogawa-9781684482412","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}