Learn with Hearn: Lafcadio Hearn’s Japan from Enchantment to Education
Chester Beatty Dublin Castle, Dublin 2 Dublin 2, Dublin, DublinLafcadio Hearn enjoys great acclaim as a literary genius who brought the folklore of Japan to Westerners. Yet behind the novelist lived Hearn the teacher. As a translator, he saw learning as the source of intercultural understanding. As a mediator, Hearn advocated a cosmopolitan outlook on Japan. Caring about cultural and social tensions, he sought...