The Rhetoric of Confession: <i>Shishosetsu</i> in Early Twentieth-Century Japanese FictionUniversity of California Press, 1. sept 2023 - 364 pages The shishosetsu is a Japanese form of autobiographical fiction that flourished during the first two decades of this century. Focusing on the works of Chikamatsu Shuko, Shiga Naoya, and Kasai Zenzo, Edward Fowler explores the complex and paradoxical nature of shishosetsu, and discusses its linguistic, literary and cultural contexts. |
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<i>Shishosetsu</i> in Early Twentieth-Century Japanese Fiction Edward Fowler. Preface Contents ix List of Abbreviations Introduction : Presentation and Representation in the Shishōsetsu PART 1 : THE " TRANSPARENT " TEXT 1. Fictions and ...
<i>Shishosetsu</i> in Early Twentieth-Century Japanese Fiction Edward Fowler. Preface Contents ix List of Abbreviations Introduction : Presentation and Representation in the Shishōsetsu PART 1 : THE " TRANSPARENT " TEXT 1. Fictions and ...
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... fiction and on the nature of the two languages . ) I have chosen them anyway ( knowing that I would face the same difficulty regardless of the shishosetsu writers I discussed ) in the conviction that only an extended treatment of ...
... fiction and on the nature of the two languages . ) I have chosen them anyway ( knowing that I would face the same difficulty regardless of the shishosetsu writers I discussed ) in the conviction that only an extended treatment of ...
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<i>Shishosetsu</i> in Early Twentieth-Century Japanese Fiction Edward Fowler. lated as " I - novel " ) , an ... fictional narrative , it often reads more like a private journal . It has a reputation of being true , to a fault , to " real ...
<i>Shishosetsu</i> in Early Twentieth-Century Japanese Fiction Edward Fowler. lated as " I - novel " ) , an ... fictional narrative , it often reads more like a private journal . It has a reputation of being true , to a fault , to " real ...
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... fiction in the west would seem to indicate otherwise . There is sufficient evidence in the shishosetsu them- selves , moreover , to make us skeptical about their presumed non- fictionality . It is quite true that the writings of ...
... fiction in the west would seem to indicate otherwise . There is sufficient evidence in the shishosetsu them- selves , moreover , to make us skeptical about their presumed non- fictionality . It is quite true that the writings of ...
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<i>Shishosetsu</i> in Early Twentieth-Century Japanese Fiction Edward Fowler. presumed models , particularly ... fictional situations and characters answerable only to his authority and to the constraints of " realism , " a powerfully ...
<i>Shishosetsu</i> in Early Twentieth-Century Japanese Fiction Edward Fowler. presumed models , particularly ... fictional situations and characters answerable only to his authority and to the constraints of " realism , " a powerfully ...
Contents
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Language and the Illusion of Presence | 28 |
Shishosetsu Criticism and the Myth of Sincerity | 43 |
THE RISE OF A FORM | 71 |
Harbingers I Tokoku Doppo Hogetsu | 73 |
Harbingers II Katai Homei | 103 |
The Bundan Readers Writers Critics | 128 |
THREE APPROACHES TO EXPERIENCE | 147 |
Chikamatsu Shuko The Hero as Fool | 149 |
Shiga Naoya The Hero as Sage | 187 |
Kasai Zenzo The Hero as Victim | 248 |
The Shishosetsu Today | 290 |
Bibliography | 299 |
Index | 315 |
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