The Uses of Memory The Critique of Modernity in the Fiction of Higuchi Ichiyō |
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Author:
| Van Compernolle, Timothy J. |
Series title: | Harvard East Asian Monographs |
ISBN: | 978-0-674-02272-0 |
Publication Date: | Sep 2006 |
Publisher: | Harvard University, Asia Center
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Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | AUD $70.95 |
Book Description:
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The writer Higuchi Ichiyō (1872-1896) has been described as a consummate stylist of classical prose. Timothy Van Compernolle investigates the social dimensions of Ichiyo's imagination and argues that she reworked the Japanese literary tradition in order to understand and critique the emerging modernity of the Meiji period.
The writer Higuchi Ichiyō (1872-1896) has been described as a consummate stylist of classical prose. Timothy Van Compernolle investigates the social dimensions of Ichiyo's imagination and argues that she reworked the Japanese literary tradition in order to understand and critique the emerging modernity of the Meiji period.