Multicultural Shakespeare

Aims & Scope

Multicultural Shakespeare is an international journal devoted to Shakespearean studies; it is a forum in which researchers, especially those from non-English-speaking backgrounds, can air local concerns and themes that contribute to the creation and understanding of Shakespeare as global phenomenon.

Initially devoted mainly to translations, Multicultural Shakespeare developed into a publication mediating vigorous discussions on the adaptation of Shakespeare’s texts, their ontology and cross-cultural significance.

It created an opportunity to present the universal dimension of Shakespeare’s works by focusing on their local values found in the cultures of Australia, Brazil, China, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Holland, Hungary, India, Israel, Japan, Korea, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russia, Spain, Switzerland, and the USA.

Multicultural Shakespeare appeared for the first time in 1972 as Shakespeare Translation on the initiative of Professor Toshikazu Oyama, the President of Seijo University in Japan.

Since then it has undergone various changes.

In 1986 it became Shakespeare Worldwide: Translation and Adaptation, whose editor was Professor Yoshiko Kawachi, and in 2003, it took on its present title (and since then has been edited by Professor Yoshiko Kawachi and Professor Krystyna Kujawińska Courtney).

From its very beginning, Multicultural Shakespeare has aroused interest around the world and attracted many prominent scholars, soon becoming an important publication in Shakespeare studies on a global scale.

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Licensing & Copyright

This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Shakespeare in Digital Games and Virtual Worlds

  Citation: 6

  Authors: Eleni

• Hamlet and Japanese Men of Letters

  Citation: 3

  Authors: Yoshiko

• What bloody film is this? "Macbeth" for our time

  Citation: 3

  Authors: Agnieszka

• The Merchant in Venice: Shylock’s „Unheimlich” Return

  Citation: 2

  Authors: Diana E.

• Turkish Shakespeare Studies: An Origins Story

  Citation: 2

  Authors: Murat

• Introduction: Shakespeare in Modern Japan

  Citation: 2

  Authors: Yoshiko

• Tsubouchi Shōyō and the Beauty of Shakespeare Translation in 1900s Japan

  Citation: 2

  Authors: Daniel

• Introduction: Shakespeare, Blackface and Performance. A Global Perspective

  Citation: 2

  Authors: Coen, Ayanna

• Toward “Reciprocal Legitimation” between Shakespeare’s Works and Manga

  Citation: 2

  Authors: Yukari

• Being European: "Hamlet" on the Israeli Stage

  Citation: 2

  Authors: Reut