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Theory of Literature and Other Critical Writings
Natsume Soseki
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Description for Theory of Literature and Other Critical Writings
Hardback. Editor(s): Bourdaghs, Michael; Ueda, Atsuko; Murphy, Dr. Joseph. Series: Weatherhead Books on Asia. Num Pages: 304 pages, 2 halftones, 2 tables. BIC Classification: DSA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
Natsume Soseki (1867-1916) was the foremost Japanese novelist of the twentieth century, known for such highly acclaimed works as Kokoro, Sanshiro, and I Am a Cat. Yet he began his career as a literary theorist and scholar of English literature. In 1907, he published Theory of Literature, a remarkably forward-thinking attempt to understand how and why we read. The text anticipates by decades the ideas and concepts of formalism, structuralism, reader-response theory, and postcolonialism, as well as cognitive approaches to literature that are only now gaining traction. Employing the cutting-edge approaches of contemporary psychology and sociology, Soseki created a model ... Read more
Natsume Soseki (1867-1916) was the foremost Japanese novelist of the twentieth century, known for such highly acclaimed works as Kokoro, Sanshiro, and I Am a Cat. Yet he began his career as a literary theorist and scholar of English literature. In 1907, he published Theory of Literature, a remarkably forward-thinking attempt to understand how and why we read. The text anticipates by decades the ideas and concepts of formalism, structuralism, reader-response theory, and postcolonialism, as well as cognitive approaches to literature that are only now gaining traction. Employing the cutting-edge approaches of contemporary psychology and sociology, Soseki created a model ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Series
Weatherhead Books on Asia
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231146562
SKU
V9780231146562
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About Natsume Soseki
Natsume Soseki (1867-1916) was the foremost Japanese novelist of the Meiji Era, known for his books Kokoro, Botchan, and I Am a Cat. Michael Bourdaghs is associate professor of modern Japanese literature at the University of Chicago. He is the author of The Dawn That Never Comes: Shimazaki Toson and Japanese Nationalism and the translation editor of Kamei Hideo's ... Read more
Reviews for Theory of Literature and Other Critical Writings
For fans of one of Japan's greatest novelists (Kokoro, Kusamakura) this volume of his literary criticism offers insights into his fiction as well as some prescient ideas about realism and multiculturalism.
Bill Marx Public Radio International's The World Books An impressive work of remarkable erudition matched by the precision and lucidity with which the complexity of Soseki's thought and ... Read more
Bill Marx Public Radio International's The World Books An impressive work of remarkable erudition matched by the precision and lucidity with which the complexity of Soseki's thought and ... Read more