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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Page xi
... never be translated . ( The question of why they will not of course sheds considerable light on our own cultural expectations of fiction and on the nature of the two languages . ) I have chosen them anyway ( knowing that I would face ...
... never be translated . ( The question of why they will not of course sheds considerable light on our own cultural expectations of fiction and on the nature of the two languages . ) I have chosen them anyway ( knowing that I would face ...
Page xii
... never have been contemplated , much 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 ...
... never have been contemplated , much 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 ...
Page xxiii
... never had the faith in the authority of representation that his western counterpart had . Rather than attempt to create a fictional world that transcended his immediate circumstances , he sought to transcribe the world as he had ...
... never had the faith in the authority of representation that his western counterpart had . Rather than attempt to create a fictional world that transcended his immediate circumstances , he sought to transcribe the world as he had ...
Page xxiv
... never won a complete victory . With " realism " in Japan so intimately associated with personal and specific rather than " universal " experience , it is not surprising that the shishosetsu quickly developed into a closely cropped self ...
... never won a complete victory . With " realism " in Japan so intimately associated with personal and specific rather than " universal " experience , it is not surprising that the shishosetsu quickly developed into a closely cropped self ...
Page xxv
... never forgetting that they were actors . This rapport between actor and audience differs notably from that at- tempted in realistic western theater , which admits of no theatri- cality and tries to convince the audience that actors are ...
... never forgetting that they were actors . This rapport between actor and audience differs notably from that at- tempted in realistic western theater , which admits of no theatri- cality and tries to convince the audience that actors are ...
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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