Writing the love of boys : origins of Bishōnen culture in modernist Japanese literature /

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Despite its centuries-long tradition of literary and artistic depictions of love between men, around the fin de siFcle Japanese culture began to portray same-sex desire as immoral. Writing the Love of Boys looks at the response to this mindset during the critical era of cultural ferment between the...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Angles, Jeffrey, 1971-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, ©2011.
Temas:
1900-1999
Japanese literature > 20th century > History and criticism.
Homosexuality in literature.
Modernism (Literature) > Japan.
Littérature japonaise > 20e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Homosexualité dans la littérature.
Modernisme (Littérature) > Japon.
LITERARY CRITICISM > Asian > General.
LITERARY CRITICISM > Asian > Japanese.
Japanese literature.
Modernism (Literature)
Japan.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Despite its centuries-long tradition of literary and artistic depictions of love between men, around the fin de siFcle Japanese culture began to portray same-sex desire as immoral. Writing the Love of Boys looks at the response to this mindset during the critical era of cultural ferment between the two world wars as a number of Japanese writers challenged the idea of love and desire between men as pathological. Jeffrey Angles focuses on key writers, examining how they experimented with new language, genres, and ideas to find fresh ways to represent love and desire between men. He traces the pe.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (vii, 302 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780816676835
0816676836
1299947093
9781299947092

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