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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... clearly delineated " milieu , " are subordinated to his perceptions , spatially juxtaposed in a series of image - laden moments . Like the shishō- setsu , the lyrical novel " transcends the causal and xxvi Introduction.
... clearly delineated " milieu , " are subordinated to his perceptions , spatially juxtaposed in a series of image - laden moments . Like the shishō- setsu , the lyrical novel " transcends the causal and xxvi Introduction.
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... clearly identifiable linguistic marks ? And finally , how is one to de- scribe in English a form the very name of which comprises two seemingly neutral but in fact highly problematical and quite un- translatable elements , shi ...
... clearly identifiable linguistic marks ? And finally , how is one to de- scribe in English a form the very name of which comprises two seemingly neutral but in fact highly problematical and quite un- translatable elements , shi ...
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... clearly modeled after the author.2 1. Tanpen , chuhen , and chosen , respectively . These forms have no distinguishing structural characteristics or absolute word count . Hirano Ken , for example , calls Chikamatsu Shuko's Ko no ai no ...
... clearly modeled after the author.2 1. Tanpen , chuhen , and chosen , respectively . These forms have no distinguishing structural characteristics or absolute word count . Hirano Ken , for example , calls Chikamatsu Shuko's Ko no ai no ...
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... clearly an example of the pro- nominal usage , as is illustrated by the term once used alternately with watakushi shōsetsu : " watakushi wa " shōsetsu . ( Wa is the topic - indicating particle . ) See the entry on watakushi shōsetsu in ...
... clearly an example of the pro- nominal usage , as is illustrated by the term once used alternately with watakushi shōsetsu : " watakushi wa " shōsetsu . ( Wa is the topic - indicating particle . ) See the entry on watakushi shōsetsu in ...
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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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