Miyazawa Kenji and his illustrators : images of nature and Buddhism in Japanese children's literature /

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In Miyazawa Kenji and His Illustrators, Helen Kilpatrick examines re-visionings of the literature of one of Japan's most celebrated authors, Miyazawa Kenji (1896-1933). The deeply Buddhist Kenji's imaginative dōwa (children's tales) are among the most frequently illustrated in Japan...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Kilpatrick, Helen
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2013.
Series:Japanese visual culture ; v. 7.
Subjects:
Miyazawa, Kenji, > 1896-1933 > Criticism and interpretation.
Miyazawa, Kenji, > 1896-1933 > Illustrations.
Miyazawa, Kenji, > 1896-1933
1900 - 1999
Illustration of books > Japan > 20th century.
Children's literature, Japanese > Illustrations.
Nature in literature.
Buddhism in literature.
Illustration des livres > Japon > 20e siècle.
Littérature de jeunesse japonaise > Illustrations.
Nature dans la littérature.
Bouddhisme dans la littérature.
LITERARY CRITICISM > Asian > General.
Buddhism in literature
Children's literature, Japanese
Illustration of books
Nature in literature
Japan
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Illustrated works
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Miyazawa Kenji and His Illustrators; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; INTRODUCTION; 1 THE SIGNIFICANCE OF MIYAZAWA KENJI'S IDEALS IN (POST- ) MODERN JAPANESE CHILDREN'S LITERATURE; 2 READING JAPANESE VISUAL ART AND PICTURE BOOKS; 3 'THE TALE OF 'WILDCAT AND THE ACORNS' (DONGURI TO YAMANEKO): SELF AND SUBJECTIVITY IN THE CHARACTERS AND HAECCEITAS IN THE ORGANIC WORLD; 4 BEYOND DUALISM IN 'SNOW CROSSING' (YUKIWATARI); 5 KENJI'S 'DEKUNOBŌ' IDEAL IN 'GŌSHU, THE CELLIST' (SEROHIKI NO GŌSHU) AND 'KENJŪ'S PARK' (KENJŪ KŌENRIN).
  • 6 BEYOND THE REALM OF ASURA IN 'THE TWIN STARS' (FUTAGO NO HOSHI) AND WILD PEAR (YAMANASHI)7 THE THREAT OF ERASURE THROUGH MATERIAL EMBEDDEDNESS IN 'THE RESTAURANT OF MANY ORDERS' (CHŪMON NO ŌI RYŌRITEN); CONCLUSION; Endnotes; Bibliography; Index.

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