| The Politics and Literature Debate in Postwar Japanese Criticism, 1945-52 Contributor(s): Ueda, Atsuko (Editor), Bourdaghs, Michael K. (Editor), Sakakibara, Richi (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0739180762 ISBN-13: 9780739180761 Publisher: Lexington Books OUR PRICE: $60.38 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Asian - Japanese - History | Asia - Japan - History | Modern - 20th Century |
| Dewey: 895.609 |
| Series: New Studies in Modern Japan |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6" W x 8.9" (1.15 lbs) 358 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Japanese - Chronological Period - 20th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In the wake of its defeat in World War II, as Japan was forced to remake itself from "empire" to "nation" in the face of an uncertain global situation, literature and literary criticism emerged as highly contested sites. Today, this remarkable period holds rich potential for opening new dialogue between scholars in Japan and North America as we rethink the historical and contemporary significance of a number of important issues, including the meaning of the American occupation both inside and outside of Japan, the shifting semiotics of "literature" and "politics," and the origins of crucial ideological weapons of the cultural Cold War. This collection features works by Japanese intellectuals written in the immediate postwar period. These writings-many appearing in English for the first time-offer explorations into the social, political, and philosophical debates among Japanese literary elites that shaped the country's literary culture in the aftermath of defeat. |
