Fate, Nature, and Literary Form: The Politics of the Tragic in Japanese Literature Contributor(s): Nishi, Kinya (Author) |
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ISBN: 1644690683 ISBN-13: 9781644690680 Publisher: Academic Studies Press OUR PRICE: $113.05 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: July 2020 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Asian - Japanese - Drama | Asian - Japanese - Literary Criticism | Comparative Literature |
Dewey: 895.609 |
LCCN: 2020003258 |
Physical Information: 0.44" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (0.91 lbs) 168 pages |
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Publisher Description: This study is a theoretical reconsideration of the concept of the "tragic" combined with detailed analyses of Japanese literary texts. Inspired by contemporary critical discourse (especially the works by such thinkers as Theodor Adorno, Fredric Jameson and Raymond Williams), the author challenges both exotic and postmodern representation of Japanese culture as "the other" of the West. By examining the social backgrounds of artists' endeavors to create new literary forms, the author unveils a rich tradition of tragic literature that, unlike the dominant local tradition of naturalism, has registered the unbridgeable gap between universal ideals and social values at a particular historical moment. |