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Reflections in a Glass Door : Memory and Melancholy in the Personal Writings of Natsume Soseki /

Much has been written about Natsume Soseki (1867-1916), one of Japan's most celebrated writers. Known primarily for his novels, he also published a large and diverse body of short personal writings (shohin) that have long lived in the shadow of his fictional works. The essays, which appeared in...

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Autor principal: Marcus, Marvin (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Honolulu : University of Hawaii Press, [2009]
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  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction: The Glass Doors of Natsume Sōseki
  • Chapter 1. London Underground: A Rhetoric of Melancholy
  • Chapter 2. Babashita Traces: Memories and the City
  • Chapter 3. Shōhin Episodes: In Search of a Meiji Upbringing
  • Chapter 4. Burdens of Domesticity: The Writer and His Family
  • Chapter 5. Inside Glass Doors: The Writer at His Desk
  • Chapter 6. Literary Portraits: Mentors, Protégés, and Eccentrics
  • Chapter 7. Zōshigaya and Beyond: Re-membering Sōseki
  • Afterword
  • A Sōseki Chronology
  • Notes
  • Selected Bibliography
  • Index