Modern Japanese Fiction and Its Traditions: An Introduction

Author:   J. Thomas Rimer
Publisher:   Princeton University Press
Volume:   3032
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9780691609898


Pages:   328
Publication Date:   14 July 2014
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   J. Thomas Rimer
Publisher:   Princeton University Press
Imprint:   Princeton University Press
Volume:   3032
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.454kg
ISBN:  

9780691609898


ISBN 10:   0691609896
Pages:   328
Publication Date:   14 July 2014
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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Language:   English

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*FrontMatter, pg. i*Preface, pg. vii*Contents, pg. xi*I. Introduction, pg. 1*II. Tanizaki Junichiro: The Past as Homage A Portrait of Shunkin and The Bridge of Dreams, pg. 22*III. Natsume Soseki: The Past as Style Kusamakura, pg. 38*IV. Antecedents: The Tale, the Diary, the monogatari, the Essay, pg. 62*V. Source Books I: Tales of Ise, The Tale of Genji, pg. 82*VI. Source Books II: The Tale of the Heike and the no Drama, pg. 97*VII. Ueda Akinari: The Past as Art Tales of Moonlight and Rain, pg. 123*VIII. Nagai Kafu and Mori Ogai: The Past versus the Present The River Sumida and Sansho the Steward, pg. 138*IX. Kawabata Yasunari: Eastern Approaches Snow Country, pg. 162*X. Dazai Osamu: The Death of the Past The Setting Sun, pg. 182*XI. The Tale of Genji as a Modern Novel, pg. 200*XII. Tradition and Contemporary Consciousness: Ibuse, Endo, Kaiko, Abe, pg. 245*XIII. A Few Final Remarks, pg. 271*Appendix I: Taketori monogatari, pg. 275*Appendix II: A Brief Bibliography for Further Reading, pg. 307*Index, pg. 311

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