The Japanese Novel of the Meiji Period and the Ideal of Individualism /

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The Western ideal of individualism had a pervasive influence on the culture of the Meiji period in Japan (1868-1912). Janet Walker argues that this ideal also had an important influence on the development of the modern Japanese novel. Focusing on the work of four late Meiji writers, she analyzes the...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Walker, Janet A., 1942- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, 2019.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Shimazaki, Tōson, > 1872-1943.
Shimazaki, Tōson, > 1872-1943 > Criticism and interpretation.
Japanese fiction > Meiji period.
Individualism in literature.
LITERARY CRITICISM > Asian > General.
Roman japonais > 1868-1912 (Ère Meiji) > Histoire et critique.
Japanese fiction > Meiji period, 1868-1912 > History and criticism.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • pt. 1. The ideal of individualism and the Meiji novel: Introduction
  • Futabatei's Ukigumo (The floating clouds): the first novel of the individual
  • Kitamura Tōkoku and the ideal of the inner life: the interiorization of the ideal of individualism
  • Katai's Futon (The quilt): the birth of the I-novel
  • pt. 2. Shimazaki Tōson and the ideal of individualism: The education of a Meiji individual
  • Hakai (Breaking the commandment): a novel of the inner life
  • Shinsei (The new life): a novel of confession
  • Shimazaki Tōson's ideal of the individual.

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