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How about a lesson on foreign literary masterpieces

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meshuggener
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How about a lesson on foreign literary masterpieces

Postby meshuggener » July 7th, 2008 6:11 pm

That would be nice to have a series of lessons on Japanese translations of famous foreign novels, plays, films. Great cultural crossover and a fun way to remember new kanji characters!

Here are a few examples:
宝島(たからじま)Treasure Island
不思議の国のアリス(ふしぎのくにのアリス) Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
ガリヴァー旅行記(ガリヴァーりょこうき) Gulliver's Travels
オズの魔法使い(オズのまほうつかい) The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
異邦人 (いほうじん)The Stranger by Albert Camus
白痴 (はくち)The Idiot by Dostoyevsky
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Postby Psy » July 7th, 2008 8:08 pm

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retropunk
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Postby retropunk » July 13th, 2008 5:37 am

I'm assuming you're just talking about the titles;

1) Go to http://www.wikipedia.com
2) Type in a classic title
3) Get to the novel version
4) Look for Japanese on the left hand side under languages
5) Viola! New kanji!

You may even get a few yojijukugo.

As far translations, Aozora and Genpaku both have lots of translations from well-known titles. In some cases, you'll see a link to Aozora on wikipedia's page when the book is most likely not copyright protected.

Javizy
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Postby Javizy » July 13th, 2008 11:43 pm

Wouldn't a series on Japanese literature be better?

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