Prince and Princess Chichibu [[electronic resource] ] : two lives lived above and below the clouds : including a complete translation of Setsuko, Princess Chichibu's memoir The silver drum / / [translated by] Dorothy Britton

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910788706303321
• Autore: Chichibu no Miya Setsuko <1909-1995.>
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Folkestone, : Global Oriental, 2010
• ISBN: 1-282-74038-5; 9786612740381; 90-04-21296-5
• Edizione: [Rev. and expanded 2nd ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (267 p.)
• Collana: Brill eBook titles
• Altri autori (Persone): BrittonD. Guyver <1922-> (Dorothy Guyver)
• Disciplina: 952.033092
• Soggetti: Princesses - Japan; Princes - Japan; Japan Biography
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: First English ed. published as: The silver drum : a Japanese imperial memoir / by Setsuko, Princess Chichibu ; [translated by Dorothy Britton]. 1996.; Includes index.; Translated from the Japanese.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Preliminary Material / Dorothy Britton and Princess Chichibu -- The Prince: A Vindication / Dorothy Britton and Princess Chichibu -- 1. Born In England / Dorothy Britton and Princess Chichibu -- 2. Childhood / Dorothy Britton and Princess Chichibu -- 3. Growing Up / Dorothy Britton and Princess Chichibu -- 4. America / Dorothy Britton and Princess Chichibu -- 5. Until My Wedding Day / Dorothy Britton and Princess Chichibu -- 6. Imperial Bride / Dorothy Britton and Princess Chichibu -- 7. The Silver Box / Dorothy Britton and Princess Chichibu -- 8. Our Daily Life / Dorothy Britton and Princess Chichibu -- 9. Up To The Outbreak Of War / Dorothy Britton and Princess Chichibu -- 10. Imperial Villa, Gotemba / Dorothy Britton and Princess Chichibu -- 11. The Post-War Years / Dorothy Britton and Princess Chichibu -- 12. International Friendship / Dorothy Britton and Princess Chichibu -- The ; Poems / Dorothy Britton and Princess Chichibu -- Introductory Remarks / Dorothy Britton and Princess Chichibu -- A Critique of the Occupation / Dorothy Britton and Princess Chichibu -- Index / Dorothy Britton and Princess Chichibu.
• Sommario/riassunto: This volume offers invaluable new insights into the controversial lives and history of Prince and Princess Chichibu - two high-profile members of the Japanese imperial family, both before and after the Pacific War. Their lives were lived both above and below ‘the clouds’, with the princess a commoner in an arranged marriage and the popular ‘sporting prince’, dogged by ill health and his association with the Japanese Imperial Army. At the heart of the book is a complete translation of Princess Chichibu’s original autobiography, first published in a shorter, condensed version in 1996 under the title The Silver Drum , together with a short biography of Prince Chichibu supported by important new data on his role in the war years, thanks to recent access to new studies as well as the prince’s own writings. Also included for the first time is a translation of most of Princess Chichibu’s collection of poems which formed part of the original memoir.