The Politics And Literature Debate In Postwar Japanese Criticism, 1945Û52 (New Studies In Modern Japan) - 9780739180754

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In the wake of its defeat in World War II, as Japan was forced to remake itself from "empire" to "nation" in the face of an uncertain global situation, literature and literary criticism emerged as highly contested sites. Today, this remarkable period holds rich potential for opening new dialogue between scholars in Japan and North America as we rethink the historical and contemporary significance of a number of important issues, including the meaning of the American occupation both inside and outside of Japan, the shifting semiotics of "literature" and "politics," and the origins of crucial ideological weapons of the cultural Cold War. This collection features works by Japanese intellectuals written in the immediate postwar period. These writings--many appearing in English for the first time--offer explorations into the social, political, and philosophical debates among Japanese literary elites that shaped the country's literary culture in the aftermath of defeat.


  • | Author: Professor Atsuko Ueda, Michael K. Bourdaghs, Richi Sakakibara, Hirokazu Toeda
  • | Publisher: Lexington Books
  • | Publication Date: May 09, 2017
  • | Number of Pages: 358 pages
  • | Language: English
  • | Binding: Hardcover
  • | ISBN-10: 0739180754
  • | ISBN-13: 9780739180754
Author:
Professor Atsuko Ueda, Michael K. Bourdaghs, Richi Sakakibara, Hirokazu Toeda
Publisher:
Lexington Books
Publication Date:
May 09, 2017
Number of pages:
358 pages
Language:
English
Binding:
Hardcover
ISBN-10:
0739180754
ISBN-13:
9780739180754