{"product_id":"studies-in-the-comic-spirit-joel-r-cohn-9780674847118","title":"Studies in the Comic Spirit in Modern Japanese Fiction","description":"\u003cp\u003eUnlike traditional Japanese literature, which has a rich tradition of comedy, modern Japanese literature is commonly associated with a high seriousness of purpose. In this path-breaking study, Joel R. Cohn analyzes works by three writers--Ibuse Masuji (1898-1993), Dazai Osamu (1909-1948), and Inoue Hisashi (1934- )--whose works constitute a relentless assault on the notion that comedy cannot be part of serious literature. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCohn focuses on thematic, structural, and stylistic elements in the works of these writers to show that modern Japanese comedic literature is a product of a particular set of historical, social, and cultural experiences. Cohn finds that cultural and social forces in modern Japan have led to the creation of comic literature that tends to deflect attention away from a human other and turn in on itself in different forms.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Joel R. Cohn\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0674847113\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780674847118\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harvard University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/27\/1998\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 253\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.08lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.34h x 6.29w x 0.91d","brand":"Joel R. Cohn","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":49096690860287,"sku":"9780674847118","price":42.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/studies-in-the-comic-spirit-joel-r-cohn-9780674847118","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}