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Writing Technology in Meiji Japan: A Media History of Modern Japanese Literature and Visual Culture
Seth Jacobowitz
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Description for Writing Technology in Meiji Japan: A Media History of Modern Japanese Literature and Visual Culture
Hardback. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JH; 3JJ; DS; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 590.
Writing Technology in Meiji Japan boldly rethinks the origins of modern Japanese language, literature, and visual culture from the perspective of media history. Drawing upon methodological insights by Friedrich Kittler and extensive archival research, Seth Jacobowitz investigates a range of epistemic transformations in the Meiji era (1868-1912), from the rise of communication networks such as telegraph and post to debates over national language and script reform. He documents the changing discursive practices and conceptual constellations that reshaped the verbal, visual, and literary regimes from the Tokugawa era. These changes culminate in the discovery of a new vernacular literary style from ... Read more
Writing Technology in Meiji Japan boldly rethinks the origins of modern Japanese language, literature, and visual culture from the perspective of media history. Drawing upon methodological insights by Friedrich Kittler and extensive archival research, Seth Jacobowitz investigates a range of epistemic transformations in the Meiji era (1868-1912), from the rise of communication networks such as telegraph and post to debates over national language and script reform. He documents the changing discursive practices and conceptual constellations that reshaped the verbal, visual, and literary regimes from the Tokugawa era. These changes culminate in the discovery of a new vernacular literary style from ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Series
Harvard East Asian Monographs
Condition
New
Weight
589 g
Number of Pages
312
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780674088412
SKU
V9780674088412
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About Seth Jacobowitz
Seth Jacobowitz is Assistant Professor of East Asian Languages and Literatures at Yale University.
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