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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... . characteristically Japanese , with himself and his own close circle of relationships " ( 30 n . 40 ) , to at- tempt a broad Dickensian depiction of society . on first reading . This opacity has less to do Introduction xix.
... . characteristically Japanese , with himself and his own close circle of relationships " ( 30 n . 40 ) , to at- tempt a broad Dickensian depiction of society . on first reading . This opacity has less to do Introduction xix.
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... society and nature and as more comfortable when keep- ing aloof from society or when submitting to , rather than confront- ing , the forces of nature . Mori Atsushi , a contemporary shishosetsu writer , characterizes this yielding to ...
... society and nature and as more comfortable when keep- ing aloof from society or when submitting to , rather than confront- ing , the forces of nature . Mori Atsushi , a contemporary shishosetsu writer , characterizes this yielding to ...
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... society , the Japanese studied literature as well , ever conscious of the standard it provided native writers . Japanese critics soon took to applying the taxonomy of En- glish , French , German , and Russian criticism in particular to ...
... society , the Japanese studied literature as well , ever conscious of the standard it provided native writers . Japanese critics soon took to applying the taxonomy of En- glish , French , German , and Russian criticism in particular to ...
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... society that normally demands strict allegiance from members , rather than by its confident confrontation with society — the latter , of course , being the common scenario in classical western fiction . Embracing such a skeptical ...
... society that normally demands strict allegiance from members , rather than by its confident confrontation with society — the latter , of course , being the common scenario in classical western fiction . Embracing such a skeptical ...
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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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