Overview and Comments on "Shakespeare and Russian Writers and Dramatists" by Tatsuko Hoshino - a recommended work to learn about the connections with Dostoevsky and Tolstoy!
Introduced here is "Shakespeare and Russian Writers and Dramatists" by Tatsuko Hoshino, published by Yachiyo Shuppan in 2021.
Let's take a quick look at the book.
Shakespeare and Russia may seem like an unexpected pairing. However, Shakespeare's works are highly favored in Russia, as they are in many other countries. We will take a look at Russia's leading poet Pushkin, literary giants Dostoevsky and Tolstoy, playwright and novelist Chekhov, actor and director Stanislavsky, and translator Pasternak, and see how they accepted Shakespeare, which fascinated Russian literary and theatrical figures. Shakespeare's image is brought into relief.
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As the title suggests, this book is about Shakespeare's connection to Russian writers and theater artists.
The book features Pushkin, Dostoevsky, Tolstoy, Chekhov, Stanislavsky, Pasternak, and a host of other great names in Russian literature.
Having studied the subject of "Shinran and Dostoevsky" in the past, I was very grateful for this book to learn about Tolstoy and Dostoevsky.
In particular, the "connection between Shakespeare and Dostoevsky" was the subject I had been most interested in recently.
by George Stainer, which we have previously featured on our blog.Tolstoy or Dostoevsky?"This is because it was precisely in the work "Dostoevsky is Shakespearean" that it was pointed out that "Dostoevsky is Shakespearean".
Especially told in this book.King Lear"andThe Brothers Karamazov.The connection between the two was very interesting, and I became more and more interested in Shakespeare.
And just now, while reading Shakespeare's works and various reference books, I came across this work, "Shakespeare and Russian Writers and Dramatists.
The book starts with Pushkin and moves on to Dostoevsky, Tolstoy, and Chekhov in that order.
Pushkin is the founder of Russian literature. His devotion to Shakespeare made Shakespeare a major presence in Russian literature. Dostoevsky, who deeply admired Pushkin, was also strongly influenced by him. It is gratifying to learn about these trends in this book.
I also appreciate the fact that you look at Shakespeare's connections not only from Dostoevsky's works but also from his creative notebooks. I also felt strongly that I would like to look back at the creative notes again.
This book is very valuable because it allows us to take a closer look at the connections between Shakespeare and Dostoevsky, Tolstoy, Chekhov, and other heavyweights that are absolutely unavoidable when considering Russian literature.
What is more, to my surprise, the author, Ms. Tachiko Hoshino, is currently a professor at the Hokkaido University of Education, Hakodate. I was surprised to find the author of this book in Hakodate, where I live! What a coincidence! What a coincidence!
The fact that I came across this book now, at this time, is also something of a coincidence. I feel that it was the right timing for us to meet.
This is a very exciting book. I recommend this book to both Shakespeare fans and Russian literature fans.
The above is a recommendation for "Tatsuko Hoshino's "Shakespeare and Russian Writers and Dramatists" - a work that will help you learn about the connections with Dostoevsky and Tolstoy! That was it.
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