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Rituals of Self-Revelation: Shishosetsu as Literary Genre and Socio-Cultural Phenomenon
Irmela Hijiya-Kirschnereit
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Description for Rituals of Self-Revelation: Shishosetsu as Literary Genre and Socio-Cultural Phenomenon
Hardback. This work is an English translation of the author's own work on the shishosetsu, a genre in Japanese literature. It provides a means of researching and interpreting the tradition of the genre, linking it to forms of autobiographical fiction as well as to classical cultural assumptions. Translator(s): Hijiya-Kirschnereit, Irmela (Professor of Japanese Literature, Freie Universitat, Berlin, Germany). Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 450 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 2GJ; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 165 x 36. Weight in Grams: 720.
Irmela Hijiya-Kirschnereit brings a sophisticated and graceful method of analysis to this English translation of her book on the shishōsetsu, one of the most important yet misunderstood genres in Japanese literature. Thorough and insightful, this study of the Japanese version of the I-novel provides a means of researching and interpreting the tradition of the genre, linking it to forms of autobiographical fiction as well as to cultural assumptions of the classical period of Japanese history. Hijiya-Kirschnereit provides a model of systematic inquiry into literary traditions that will stimulate American and English Japanologists, providing a much-needed bridge between German Japanologists and ... Read more
Irmela Hijiya-Kirschnereit brings a sophisticated and graceful method of analysis to this English translation of her book on the shishōsetsu, one of the most important yet misunderstood genres in Japanese literature. Thorough and insightful, this study of the Japanese version of the I-novel provides a means of researching and interpreting the tradition of the genre, linking it to forms of autobiographical fiction as well as to cultural assumptions of the classical period of Japanese history. Hijiya-Kirschnereit provides a model of systematic inquiry into literary traditions that will stimulate American and English Japanologists, providing a much-needed bridge between German Japanologists and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center
Number of pages
450
Condition
New
Series
Harvard East Asian Monographs
Number of Pages
450
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780674773196
SKU
V9780674773196
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About Irmela Hijiya-Kirschnereit
Irmela Hijiya-Kirschnereit is Professor of Japanese Literature at Freie Universität Berlin.
Reviews for Rituals of Self-Revelation: Shishosetsu as Literary Genre and Socio-Cultural Phenomenon
In detail and thoroughness of research, this book is the last European word on the Japanese I-novel… If you want to explore every angle on the subject, and to be introduced to the full range of Japanese studies of it, here is your authoritative guide.
Sydney Giffard
Asian Affairs
Sydney Giffard
Asian Affairs