Translating Mount Fuji : Modern Japanese Fiction and the Ethics of Identity.

Dennis Washburn traces the changing character of Japanese national identity in the works of six major authors: Ueda Akinari, Natsume S?seki, Mori?gai, Yokomitsu Riichi,?oka Shohei, and Mishima Yukio. By focusing on certain interconnected themes, Washburn illuminates the contradictory desires of a na...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Washburn, Dennis
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Columbia University Press, 2006.
Temas:
Since 1600
Japanese fiction > 1868- > History and criticism.
Japanese fiction > Edo period, 1600-1868 > History and criticism.
National characteristics in literature.
Nationalism and literature > Japan.
Roman japonais > 1868- > Histoire et critique.
Roman japonais > 1600-1868 (Époque d'Edo) > Histoire et critique.
Caractéristiques nationales dans la littérature.
Nationalisme et littérature > Japon.
LITERARY CRITICISM / Asian / General.
Japanese fiction
Japanese fiction > Edo period
National characteristics in literature
Nationalism and literature
Japan
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Dennis Washburn traces the changing character of Japanese national identity in the works of six major authors: Ueda Akinari, Natsume S?seki, Mori?gai, Yokomitsu Riichi,?oka Shohei, and Mishima Yukio. By focusing on certain interconnected themes, Washburn illuminates the contradictory desires of a nation trapped between emulating the West and preserving the traditions of Asia. Washburn begins with Ueda's Ugetsu monogatari (Tales of Moonlight and Rain) and its preoccupation with the distant past, a sense of loss, and the connection between values and identity. He.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (595 pages)
ISBN:9780231511155
0231511159

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