Modern Japanese Fiction and Its Traditions : : An Introduction / / J. Thomas Rimer.
Thomas Rimer's book seeks to explain the background, structural principles, and development of pre-modem and modern Japanese fiction in a way that is comprehensive, methodical, and accessible to the general reader.Originally published in 1978.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-o...
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Asian Studies Archive (pre 2000) eBook Package |
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Place / Publishing House: | Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2014] ©1978 |
Year of Publication: | 2014 |
Edition: | Course Book |
Language: | English |
Series: | Princeton Legacy Library ;
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (328 p.) |
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Other title: | Frontmatter -- Preface -- Contents -- I. Introduction -- II. Tanizaki Junichirō: The Past as Homage A Portrait of Shunkin and The Bridge of Dreams -- III. Natsume Sōseki: The Past as Style Kusamakura -- IV. Antecedents: The Tale, the Diary, the monogatari, the Essay -- V. Source Books I: Tales of Ise, The Tale of Genji -- VI. Source Books II: The Tale of the Heike and the nō Drama -- VII. Ueda Akinari: The Past as Art Tales of Moonlight and Rain -- VIII. Nagai Kafū and Mori Ōgai: The Past versus the Present The River Sumida and Sanshō the Steward -- IX. Kawabata Yasunari: Eastern Approaches Snow Country -- X. Dazai Osamu: The Death of the Past The Setting Sun -- XI. The Tale of Genji as a Modern Novel -- XII. Tradition and Contemporary Consciousness: Ibuse, Endō, Kaiko, Abe -- XIII. A Few Final Remarks -- Appendix I: Taketori monogatari -- Appendix II: A Brief Bibliography for Further Reading -- Index -- Backmatter |
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Summary: | Thomas Rimer's book seeks to explain the background, structural principles, and development of pre-modem and modern Japanese fiction in a way that is comprehensive, methodical, and accessible to the general reader.Originally published in 1978.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905. |
Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
ISBN: | 9781400856633 9783110649680 9783110426847 9783110413533 9783110442496 |
DOI: | 10.1515/9781400856633 |
Access: | restricted access |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | J. Thomas Rimer. |