Rituals of Self-Revelation : : Shishōsetsu as Literary Genre and Socio-Cultural Phenomenon / / Irmela Hijiya-Kirschnereit.

• Superior document: Harvard East Asian Monographs
• VerfasserIn: Hijiya-Kirschnereit, Irmela,
• Place / Publishing House: Boston : : Harvard University Asia Center,, 1996.; Leiden; , Boston : : BRILL,, 1996.
• Year of Publication: 1996
• Language: English; German
• Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource.
• Notes: Originaltitel: Selbstentblössungsrituale

Table of Contents

• Preliminary Material
• Introduction
• Historical and Cultural Context
• Shizenshug
• Tayama Kata
• "Futon"
• The "Theoretical" Reception of "Futon"
• The "Practical" Reception of "Futon"
• General Observations on the State of Research
• The "Classics" of Shishōsetsu Research
• A Survey of Shishōsetsu Research
• History of the Term
• The Literary Debate Surrounding Shishōsetsu
• Conventional Definitions of Shishōsetsu
• Genre Theory in Japan
• Shishosetsu-an Attempt to Define the Genre
• Literary Evolution-an Outline
• Shishosetsu-Examples and Analyses
• Introductory Remarks
• Shishōsetsu's Communicative Function
• Aspects of Traditionalism
• The Cultural Code
• Shishōsetsu-A Critical Assessment
• Bibliography
• Appendix to the Bibliography
• Index of Persons and Works
• Subject Index
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