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. This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1988. 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 |
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Page xi
... relationship . It is a pleasure to acknowledge the generous assistance of many individuals and organizations in the writing of this book . I wish first to thank my wife , Hiroko , who has over the years selflessly offered me that most ...
... relationship . It is a pleasure to acknowledge the generous assistance of many individuals and organizations in the writing of this book . I wish first to thank my wife , Hiroko , who has over the years selflessly offered me that most ...
Page xix
... manner . . . 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.
... manner . . . 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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... relationship . Classi- cal poetry and drama , for example , especially in the centuries im- mediately preceding the modern period , are noted for their strong tradition of audience participation in the reading — one almost wants to say ...
... relationship . Classi- cal poetry and drama , for example , especially in the centuries im- mediately preceding the modern period , are noted for their strong tradition of audience participation in the reading — one almost wants to say ...
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... relationships that informs the conventional novel . But while the highly symbolic lyrical novel " shifts the reader's attention from men and events to a formal design , " 13 the adamantly concrete shishosetsu reminds the reader ...
... relationships that informs the conventional novel . But while the highly symbolic lyrical novel " shifts the reader's attention from men and events to a formal design , " 13 the adamantly concrete shishosetsu reminds the reader ...
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... relationship with a specific hearer and referent , tends to undermine that sense of sepa- rate , autonomous presence and blur the boundary between self and other . In short , self - expression in Japanese is forever a contin- gent ...
... relationship with a specific hearer and referent , tends to undermine that sense of sepa- rate , autonomous presence and blur the boundary between self and other . In short , self - expression in Japanese is forever a contin- gent ...
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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