| Japan's Love-Hate Relationship with the West Contributor(s): Hirakawa, Sukehiro (Author) |
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ISBN: 1901903818 ISBN-13: 9781901903812 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $115.90 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 2005 Annotation: Following introductory chapters on Japan's historic lovehate relationship with China, the author--doyen of comparative literature at Tokyo University--goes on to explore his subject under five main themes: (1) Europeanization Fever and Conservative Reaction, which includes a discussion on Samuel Smiles' Self-Help, the best-selling guidebook for Meiji Japan's modernization; (2) From War to Peace, which includes an analysis of Takeyama Michio's Harp of Burma and the image of former British enemies; (3) Attempt at Reciprocal Elucidation, which includes an appraisal of the Divine Comedy from a Japanese perspective; (4) Lafcadio Hearn's Understanding of the Ghostly World of the Japanese, including a chapter on animistic belief and its use in Japanese literature; and (5) Japanese Writers Between East and West, including an evaluation of Takamura Kotaro's love-hate relationship with the West. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Asian - Japanese |
| Dewey: 003 |
| LCCN: 2015462031 |
| Physical Information: 1.56" H x 5.66" W x 8.86" (2.00 lbs) 572 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Japanese - Ethnic Orientation - Japanese |