Rhetoric of Confession Shishosetsu in Early Twentieth-Century Japanese Fiction

Name: Rhetoric of Confession Shishosetsu in Early Twentieth-Century Japanese Fiction
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ISBN: 9780520078833

ISBN-10: 0520078837

ISBN-13: 9780520078833

Edition: 1988

Authors: Edward Fowler

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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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List price: $33.95
Copyright year: 1988
Publisher: University of California Press
Publication date: 3/23/1992
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 364
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.80" tall
Weight: 1.188
Language: English



Preface


List of Abbreviations


Introduction: Presentation and Representation in the Shishosetsu



The "Transparent" Text



Fictions and Fabrications



Language and the Illusion of Presence



Shishosetsu Criticism and the Myth of Sincerity



The Rise of a From



Harbingers (I): Tokoku, Doppo, Hogetsu



Harbingers (II): Katai, Homei



The Bundan: Readers, Writers, Critics



Three Approaches to Experience



Chikamatsu Shuko: The Hero as Fool



Shiga Naoya: The Hero as Sage



Kasai Zenzo: The Hero as Victim


Epilogue: The Shishosetsu Today


Bibliography


Index