Reading the kimono in twentieth-century Japanese literature and film /

"Often considered an exotic garment of "traditional Japan," the kimono is in fact a vibrant part of Japanese modernity, playing an integral role in literature and film throughout the twentieth century. Reading the Kimono is the first extended study to offer new ways of interpreting te...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Suzuki, Michiko (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Honolulu : University of Hawaiʻi Press, [2023]
Subjects:
Kimonos in literature.
Kimonos in motion pictures.
Japanese fiction > 20th century > History and criticism.
Motion pictures > Japan > 20th century.
Roman japonais > 20e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Cinéma > Japon > 20e siècle.
LITERARY CRITICISM / Asian / Japanese.
Japanese fiction
Motion pictures
Japan
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Kimono as Object, Language, and History
  • Literary Kimonos in The Makioka Sisters: From Prewar to Postwar
  • Visual Kimonos in The Makioka Sisters: The Occupation and the Bubble Economy Eras
  • Voices of Resistance: Kimonos in Tsuboi Sakae's 1940s-1950s Works
  • Deciphering the Geisha World: Literary and Visual Kimonos in Kōda Aya's Flowing
  • Kimono Lessons: Kōda Aya's Kimono and Its Afterlife
  • Lost Kimonos: Writing the Self in Miyao Tomiko's I-Novels
  • Conclusion: Into the Twenty-First Century.

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