The Columbia Anthology of Modern Japanese Literature: Volume 2: 1945 to the Present by Rimer, J. Thomas

The Columbia Anthology of Modern Japanese Literature: Volume 2: 1945 to the Present (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780231138048)

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The Columbia Anthology of Modern Japanese Literature: Volume 2: 1945 to the Present by Rimer, J. Thomas

The Columbia Anthology of Modern Japanese Literature: Volume 2: 1945 to the Present

$85.00
The Columbia Anthology of Modern Japanese Literature: Volume 2: 1945 to the Present by Rimer, J. Thomas

The Columbia Anthology of Modern Japanese Literature: Volume 2: 1945 to the Present

$85.00
Format: Hardcover
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In Volume 2 of Columbia's comprehensive anthology of modern Japanese literature, thoughtfully selected and carefully translated readings portray the vast changes that have transformed Japanese culture since the end of the Pacific War. Beginning with the Allied Occupation in 1945 and concluding with the early twenty-first century, these stories, poems, plays, and essays reflect Japan's heady transition from poverty to prosperity, its struggle with conflicting ideologies and political beliefs, and the growing influence of popular culture on the country's artistic and intellectual traditions.

Organized chronologically and by genre within each period, readings include fiction by Hayashi Fumiko and Oe Kenzaburo; poems by Ayukawa Nobuo, Katsura Nobuko, and Saito Fumi; plays by Mishima Yukio and Shimizu Kunio; and a number of essays, among them Eto Jun on Natsume Soseki and his brilliant novel Kokoro (The Heart of Things), and Kawabata Yasunari on the shape of his literary career and the enduring influence of classical Japanese literature.

Some authors train a keen eye on the contemporary world, while others address the historical past and its relationship to modern culture. Some adopt an even broader scope and turn to European models for inspiration, while others look inward, exploring psychological and sexual terrain in new, often daring ways. Spanning almost six decades, this anthology provides a thorough introduction to a profound period of creative activity.

Author: J. Thomas Rimer
ISBN-10: 0231138040
ISBN-13: 9780231138048
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Language: English
Published: 04/24/2007
Pages: 864
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 2.93lbs
Size: 9.43h x 7.34w x 2.24d
By J. Thomas Rimer
By J. Thomas Rimer
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J. Thomas Rimer is emeritus professor of East Asian languages and literatures at the University of Pittsburgh. He is the author of several works, including Traditions in Modern Japanese Fiction: An Introduction and A Reader's Guide to Japanese Literature, and is the editor, with Van C. Gessel, of the first volume of The Columbia Anthology of Modern Japanese Literature: From Restoration to Occupation, 1868-1945.Van C. Gessel is professor of Japanese literature at Brigham Young University. He is the author of Three Modern Novelists: Soseki, Tanizaki, Kawabata and coeditor of The Showa Anthology: Modern Japanese Short Stories.

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