Eccentric Spaces, Hidden Histories : Narrative, Ritual, and Royal Authority from the Chronicles of Japan to the Tale of the Heike.

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After 'The Tale of Genji' (c.1000), the greatest work of classical Japanese literature is the historical narrative 'The Tale of the Heike' (13th-14th centuries). In addition to opening up fresh perspectives on the Heike narratives, this study draws attention to a range of problem...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Bialock, David T.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Palo Alto : Stanford University Press, 2007.
Series:Asian religions & cultures.
Subjects:
Heike monogatari.
Heike monogatari
To 1600
Japanese literature > To 1600 > History and criticism.
History in literature.
Religion and literature > Japan.
Littérature japonaise > Jusqu'à 1600 > Histoire et critique.
Histoire dans la littérature.
Religion et littérature > Japon.
LITERARY CRITICISM > Asian > Japanese.
History in literature
Japanese literature
Religion and literature
Japan
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Acknowledgments; abbreviations; a note to the reader; hidden texts; the yin and the yang of power; recovering the daoist text; royalizing the realm and the ritualization of violence; peripheries of power; china in the medieval imaginary; reimagining late heian and early medieval space; the apocryphal history of kiyomori; epilogue; notes; bibliography; glossary of chinese characters; index.

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