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Struggling Upward: Worldly Success and the Japanese Novel (Harvard East Asian Monographs)
Timothy J. Van Compernolle
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Hardcover. Timothy J. Van Compernolle reconsiders the rise of the modern novel in Japan by connecting the genre to new discourses on ambition and social mobility, arguing that social mobility is the privileged lens through which Meiji novelists explored abstract concepts of national belonging, social hierarchy, and the new space of an industrializing nation. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; DS; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Struggling Upward reconsiders the rise and maturation of the modern novel in Japan by connecting the genre to new discourses on ambition and social mobility. Collectively called risshin shusse, these discourses accompanied the spread of industrial capitalism and the emergence of a new nation-state in the archipelago. Drawing primarily on historicist strategies of literary criticism, the book situates the Meiji novel in relation to a range of texts from different culturally demarcated zones: the visual arts, scandal journalism, self-help books, and materials on immigration to the colonies, among others. Timothy J. Van Compernolle connects these Japanese materials to topics of ... Read more
Struggling Upward reconsiders the rise and maturation of the modern novel in Japan by connecting the genre to new discourses on ambition and social mobility. Collectively called risshin shusse, these discourses accompanied the spread of industrial capitalism and the emergence of a new nation-state in the archipelago. Drawing primarily on historicist strategies of literary criticism, the book situates the Meiji novel in relation to a range of texts from different culturally demarcated zones: the visual arts, scandal journalism, self-help books, and materials on immigration to the colonies, among others. Timothy J. Van Compernolle connects these Japanese materials to topics of ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Harvard University Asia Center
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Series
Harvard East Asian Monographs
Condition
New
Weight
500g
Number of Pages
280
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780674659797
SKU
V9780674659797
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About Timothy J. Van Compernolle
Timothy J. Van Compernolle is Associate Professor of Asian Languages and Civilizations at Amherst College.
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