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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... true , downplay the matrix of human 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 ...
... true , downplay the matrix of human 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 ...
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... true for the shishosetsu : that is , the form itself is more engrossing and far more important than any single text or oeuvre that it comprises . Several authors are treated here , therefore , in hopes of providing a broad picture and ...
... true for the shishosetsu : that is , the form itself is more engrossing and far more important than any single text or oeuvre that it comprises . Several authors are treated here , therefore , in hopes of providing a broad picture and ...
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... true pro- noun as a sign of separate and autonomous presence , marking an indelible boundary between self and other . The existence of only one first - person pronoun in western languages like English makes that presence all the more ...
... true pro- noun as a sign of separate and autonomous presence , marking an indelible boundary between self and other . The existence of only one first - person pronoun in western languages like English makes that presence all the more ...
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... true and assumed that I had based my character " Yumiko " on Yumeko — which was all right by me , but I'm afraid it caused Yumeko no little consternation . . . . I hurriedly sent her a letter of apology . 6 6. Amaki yo no hanashi , in ...
... true and assumed that I had based my character " Yumiko " on Yumeko — which was all right by me , but I'm afraid it caused Yumeko no little consternation . . . . I hurriedly sent her a letter of apology . 6 6. Amaki yo no hanashi , 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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