9780674016521 - Writing Home: Representations of the Native Place in Modern Japanese Literature (harvard East Asian Monographs): 240 by Dodd, Stephen (12 results)

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Hardback. Condition: New. This book examines the development of Japanese literature depicting the native place (furusato) from the mid-Meiji period through the late 1930s as a way of articulating the uprootedness and sense of loss many experienced as Japan modernized. The 1890s witnessed the appearance of fictional works describing a city dweller who returns to his native place, where he reflects on the evils of urban life and the idyllic past of his childhood home. The book concentrates on four authors who typify this trend: Kunikida Doppo, Shimazaki Toson, Sato Haruo, and Shiga Naoya.All four writers may be understood as trying to make sense of contemporary Japan. Their works reflect their engagement with the social, intellectual, economic, and technological discourses that created a network of shared experience among people of a similar age. This common experience allows the author to chart how these writers' works contributed to the general debate over Japanese national identity in this period. By exploring the links between furusato literature and the theme of national identity, he shows that the debate over a common language that might "transparently" express the modern experience helped shape a variety of literary forms used to present the native place as a distinctly Japanese experience.…

Condition: New. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 276 pages. BIC Classification: 2GJ; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 166 x 27. Weight in Grams: 570. . 2005. Hardcover. . . . .

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Inscribed by author. x, 293 pages ; 24 cm Contents: Kunikida Doppo : another place called home -- Shimazaki Toson : a distant perspective -- Shimazaki Toson : the limits of engagement -- Sato Haruo : the fantasy of home -- Shiga Naoya : grounds for authenticity -- Shiga Naoya : a dark night's making. Inscribed by Author(s).…

Condition: New. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 276 pages. BIC Classification: 2GJ; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 166 x 27. Weight in Grams: 570. . 2005. Hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 293 pages. 9.50x6.50x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Hardback. Condition: New. This book examines the development of Japanese literature depicting the native place (furusato) from the mid-Meiji period through the late 1930s as a way of articulating the uprootedness and sense of loss many experienced as Japan modernized. The 1890s witnessed the appearance of fictional works describing a city dweller who returns to his native place, where he reflects on the evils of urban life and the idyllic past of his childhood home. The book concentrates on four authors who typify this trend: Kunikida Doppo, Shimazaki Toson, Sato Haruo, and Shiga Naoya.All four writers may be understood as trying to make sense of contemporary Japan. Their works reflect their engagement with the social, intellectual, economic, and technological discourses that created a network of shared experience among people of a similar age. This common experience allows the author to chart how these writers' works contributed to the general debate over Japanese national identity in this period. By exploring the links between furusato literature and the theme of national identity, he shows that the debate over a common language that might "transparently" express the modern experience helped shape a variety of literary forms used to present the native place as a distinctly Japanese experience.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. "Writing Home: Representations of the Native Place in Modern Japanese Literature" by Stephen Dodd. This copy: First edition. Harvard University Asia Center (Cambridge, Massachusetts), 2004. x, 293 pp. Size: 24.0 x 16.0 cm Language: English Condition: Dust jacket: Near Fine - very clean. Body: Near Fine - very clean. Binding: Near Fine - firm and sound. Edges: Near Fine - very clean. Pages: Near Fine - very clean. Text: Near Fine - clean and unmarked. Others: Presentation inscription by the author on front endpaper. Description: Discusses writers including Kunikida Doppo, Shimazaki Toson, Sato Haruo, and Shiga Naoya in relation to representations of the native place in modern Japanese literature. Shipping from Tokyo, Japan. International shipping available. Please note: All sales are final, especially for higher-value items. Returns are not accepted unless the item is significantly not as described. Stock availability may change, as our listings are shared with a physical bookstore. Inscribed by Author(s).…