In search of nature : the Japanese writer Tayama Katai (1872-1930) /

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In Search of Nature by Kenneth G. Henshall provides a biography of Tayama Katai, leader of Japan's naturalist movement. This book discusses Katai's prose fiction and perceptions of nature, and also corrects widely held but erroneous assumptions about Japanese naturalism.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Henshall, Kenneth G.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Leiden ; Boston : Global Oriental, 2013.
Temas:
Tayama, Katai, > 1871-1930 > Criticism and interpretation.
Tayama, Katai, > 1871-1930
Naturalism in literature.
Nature in literature.
Naturalisme dans la littérature.
Nature dans la littérature.
LITERARY CRITICISM > Asian > General.
Naturalism in literature
Nature in literature
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • In Search of Nature; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Preface; Editorial and Typographical Matters; 1. In the Bosom of Nature (1872-1892); 1.1. Childhood and Family Background; 1.2. The Poetry and Prose of Nature; 1.3. The Start of a Literary Career; 2. Cruel Fate, Comforting Nature (1892-1901); 2.1. Tales of Self-Pity; 2.2. Katai and Women; 2.3. Early Encounter with Zola; 2.4. Early Encounter with Maupassant; 2.5. Friends and Family Matters; 3. The Diversity of Western Naturalism; 3.1. The Origins of Naturalism; 3.2. The Naturalism of Zola; 3.3. Other French Naturalists
  • 3.4. Naturalism in Germany and Elsewhere4. Turning to the West (1901-1906); 4.1. Discovery of the Real Maupassant; 4.2. 'Borrowing' from Western Writers; 4.3. The First Phase of Naturalism in Japan; 4.4. Katai's Articles on New Trends; 4.5. Three Major Events; 5. Respect at Last (1907); 5.1. Catharsis: 'Girl-Sickness'; 5.2. Exposure and Success: Futon; 6. Increasing Doubts about Nature (1908-1912); 6.1. The Indifference of Nature; 6.2. The Literature of Self and Family; 6.3. The Dominance of Sex
  • It's only Natural; 6.4. Children and Nature; 7. The Literary Context of the Day (1908-1912)
  • 7.1. Katai's Articles on Style, Technique and Fact7.2. The Second and Main Phase of Naturalism in Japan; 7.3. Subsequent Appraisals of the Second Phase of Naturalism; 8. Nature is Everything yet Nothing (1912-1930); 8.1. That Geisha; 8.2. Crisis and First Meditation; 8.3. More Meditation and the Matter of Time; 8.4. A Buddhist Solution?; 8.5. The Final Years; Simplified Time-Line for Katai; Bibliography of References; Works by Katai Available in English Translation; Glossary of Japanese Terms; Index of Persons; Index of Works and Periodicals

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