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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... less— than a sophisticated verbal artifact . Part 2 explores the impact that literary tradition , the naturalist movement , and contemporary journalistic realities had on the writing of autobiographical fiction early in this century ...
... less— than a sophisticated verbal artifact . Part 2 explores the impact that literary tradition , the naturalist movement , and contemporary journalistic realities had on the writing of autobiographical fiction early in this century ...
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... this book . I wish first to thank my wife , Hiroko , who has over the years selflessly offered me that most precious of all resources , without which this book could never have been contemplated , much less completed Preface xi.
... this book . I wish first to thank my wife , Hiroko , who has over the years selflessly offered me that most precious of all resources , without which this book could never have been contemplated , much less completed Preface xi.
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... less completed : time . I also wish to thank the many teachers and colleagues who shared their expertise . Masao Miyoshi , who chaired my disserta- tion committee , has been a guiding light , both during and after my years of study at ...
... less completed : time . I also wish to thank the many teachers and colleagues who shared their expertise . Masao Miyoshi , who chaired my disserta- tion committee , has been a guiding light , both during and after my years of study at ...
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... To all go my sincere appreciation for assuring me , at times when I was less certain than they , of the need for undertaking such a study as this . Abbreviations CSK CSS KBHT KKK KKKK KZZ ᎷᏴᏃ NKBD NKBT Preface xiii.
... To all go my sincere appreciation for assuring me , at times when I was less certain than they , of the need for undertaking such a study as this . Abbreviations CSK CSS KBHT KKK KKKK KZZ ᎷᏴᏃ NKBD NKBT Preface xiii.
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... less so , I should say , of contemporary discourse . Hence interpretation is no longer true or false but rich or poor , revealing or sterile , stimulating or dull . Tzvetan Todorov , Introduction to Poetics Prose fiction [ shosetsu ] ...
... less so , I should say , of contemporary discourse . Hence interpretation is no longer true or false but rich or poor , revealing or sterile , stimulating or dull . Tzvetan Todorov , Introduction to Poetics Prose fiction [ shosetsu ] ...
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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