Routledge Handbook of Modern Japanese Literature - 9780367355739

Taylor & Francis

Routledge Handbook of Modern Japanese LiteratureAuthor(s): Rachael Hutchinson, Leith Douglas Morton\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367355739, 978-0367355739\nSynopsis\nThe Routledge Handbook of Modern Japanese Literature provides a comprehensive overview of how we study Japanese literature today. Rather than taking a purely chronological approach to the content, the chapters survey the state of the field through a number of pressing issues and themes, examining the ways in which it is possible to read modern Japanese literature and situate it in relation to critical theory. \n\nThe Handbook examines various modes of literary production (such as fiction, poetry, and critical essays) as distinct forms of expression that nonetheless are closely interrelated. Attention is drawn to the idea of the bunjin as a person of letters and a more realistic assessment is provided of how writers have engaged with ideas not l.