Rhetoric in Modern Japan : : Western Influences on the Development of Narrative and Oratorical Style / / Massimiliano Tomasi.
Rhetoric in Modern Japan is the first volume to discuss the role of Western rhetoric in the creation of a modern Japanese oral and narrative style. It considers the introduction of Western rhetoric, clarifying its interactions with the forces and synergies that shaped Japanese literature and culture...
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| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Asian Studies Backlist (2000-2014) eBook Package |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Honolulu : : University of Hawaii Press, , [2004] ©2004 |
| Year of Publication: | 2004 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (224 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Part 1. The Tradition of Rhetoric
- 1. Western Rhetorical Tradition A Synopsis
- 2. Japanese Rhetorical Tradition Prior to the Meiji Era
- Part 2. History of Rhetoric
- 3. The Golden Age of Oratory
- 4. The Supremacy of the Written Medium
- 5. A New Course in Rhetorical Inquiry
- 6. The Taishō Years
- Part 3. Quest for a New Written Language
- 7. Rhetoric and the Genbun Itchi Movement
- 8. From Old to New Artistry Rhetorical Refinement as an Interpretive Paradigm
- 9. The Revival of Oratory in Late Meiji Japan
- Epilogue: Rhetoric and Modern Japanese Literature
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index