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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... sense , moreover , as the narrating voice merges most easily with that of the narrated subject — a fea- ture of the Japanese language generally . We shall see that the first- person or third - person shishosetsu , almost by definition ...
... sense , moreover , as the narrating voice merges most easily with that of the narrated subject — a fea- ture of the Japanese language generally . We shall see that the first- person or third - person shishosetsu , almost by definition ...
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... sense out of , that 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 ...
... sense out of , that 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 ...
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... sense of translation and comprehension ) is the condition of survival of the an- tecedent text ; but no less so , I should say , of contemporary discourse . Hence interpretation is no longer true or false but rich or poor , revealing or ...
... sense of translation and comprehension ) is the condition of survival of the an- tecedent text ; but no less so , I should say , of contemporary discourse . Hence interpretation is no longer true or false but rich or poor , revealing or ...
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... sense of forward movement and purpose . The literary mechanism by which an author makes the reader sense this movement is , of course , the emplotted narrative ( hence- forth " narrative " will be used in this particular sense ) , and ...
... sense of forward movement and purpose . The literary mechanism by which an author makes the reader sense this movement is , of course , the emplotted narrative ( hence- forth " narrative " will be used in this particular sense ) , and ...
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... sense defined here has therefore played a limited role . The western author has regarded his hero as an au- tonomous figure with the power to create his own world ; he rep- resents , by means of a plot , the teleological process by ...
... sense defined here has therefore played a limited role . The western author has regarded his hero as an au- tonomous figure with the power to create his own world ; he rep- resents , by means of a plot , the teleological process by ...
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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