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Gender and National Literature: Heian Texts in the Constructions of Japanese Modernity
Tomiko Yoda
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Description for Gender and National Literature: Heian Texts in the Constructions of Japanese Modernity
Paperback. Reveals the connections between gender, nationalism, and cultural representation evident in prevailing interpretations of classic Heian texts (794-1192). This book argues that by foregrounding women's voices in Heian literature, the discipline has repeatedly enacted the modernizing gesture in which the 'feminine' is recognized, and canceled. Series: Asia-Pacific: Culture, Politics, and Society. Num Pages: 296 pages, 2 figures. BIC Classification: 2GJ; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 399.
Boldly challenging traditional understandings of Heian literature, Tomiko Yoda reveals the connections between gender, nationalism, and cultural representation evident in prevailing interpretations of classic Heian texts. Renowned for the wealth and sophistication of women’s writing, the literature of the Heian period (794–1192) has long been considered central to the Japanese literary canon and Japanese national identity. Yoda historicizes claims about the inherent femininity of this literature by revisiting key moments in the history of Japanese literary scholarship from the eighteenth century to the present. She argues that by foregrounding women’s voices in Heian literature, the discipline has repeatedly enacted the ... Read more
Boldly challenging traditional understandings of Heian literature, Tomiko Yoda reveals the connections between gender, nationalism, and cultural representation evident in prevailing interpretations of classic Heian texts. Renowned for the wealth and sophistication of women’s writing, the literature of the Heian period (794–1192) has long been considered central to the Japanese literary canon and Japanese national identity. Yoda historicizes claims about the inherent femininity of this literature by revisiting key moments in the history of Japanese literary scholarship from the eighteenth century to the present. She argues that by foregrounding women’s voices in Heian literature, the discipline has repeatedly enacted the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
Series
Asia-Pacific: Culture, Politics, and Society
Number of Pages
296
Place of Publication
North Carolina, United States
ISBN
9780822332374
SKU
V9780822332374
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About Tomiko Yoda
Tomiko Yoda is Associate Professor in the Department of Asian and African Languages and the Program in Literature at Duke University.
Reviews for Gender and National Literature: Heian Texts in the Constructions of Japanese Modernity
“I can think of few other scholarly monographs that have taught us as much about the historical significance of the study of classical ‘literature’ in modernity. The narrative texts of Heian Japan have never received more meticulous and rigorous scrutiny achieved with such sheer intelligence. Tomiko Yoda succeeds in speaking to interdisciplinary and international audiences about why the institution of ... Read more