Bold Breaks : Japanese Women and Literary Narratives of Divorce

University of Hawai'i Press

The various words for \""divorce\"" in Japanese\u2014rien, enkiri, f\u016Bfu wakare, rikon\u2014reflect how the socially constructed institutions of marriage and family, along with their dissolutions, have been understood in Japanese history and jurisprudence. Employing a broad definition of divorce as the end of a romantic union sanctioned by law, social custom, or mutual agreement, Bold Breaks: Japanese Women and Literary Narratives of Divorce explores the shifting attitudes toward divorce in literature by women from the Heian (794\u20131185) to Heisei (1989\u20132019) periods. \n The collection features writing by iconic authors such as Tamura Toshiko (1884\u20131945), Uno Chiyo (1897\u20131996), and Tsushima Y\u016Bko (1947\u20132016), who used divorce as a literary device to enable their female protagonists to take bold steps toward\n\nBold Breaks\nJapanese Women and Literary Narratives of Divorce\nFree UK delivery on this item.\n\nThis brand new item is available with free UK del;