ISBN: 9783836427500

Tanaka Yasuo's Nantonaku, kurisutaru (Somehow, Crystal, 1980) and Yoshimoto Banana's Kitchin (Kitchen, 1987) have been denigrated as em­ble­matic of a so-called bastardized line… Plus…

Tanaka Yasuo's Nantonaku, kurisutaru (Somehow, Crystal, 1980) and Yoshimoto Banana's Kitchin (Kitchen, 1987) have been denigrated as em­ble­matic of a so-called bastardized line of Japanese literature, characterized by an un­abashed celebration of a late-capitalist consumerist ethos. Close rea­dings of these works are undertaken in order to demonstrate that, while these works are reflective of late-capitalist postmodern Japan (the de­ve­lop­ment of which is delineated prior to the readings), they nonetheless posit uniquely post­modern strategies for critically engaging issues of identity for­ma­tion and main­tenance, and the creation of meaning as they appear in the con­temporary Japanese socio-cultural nexus. I argue that if such strategies are not immedi­ately apparent, it is because they hold to what critic Fredric Jameson, in his dis­cussion of the requisites for a new political art, calls the truth of postmo­dernism. This work will interest those concerned with postwar and contemporary Japa­nese culture, society and literature, as well as those engaged in the study of global culture. Trade Books>Trade Paperback>Art,Design & Photography>Art>Surveys, VDM Verlag Dr. Mueller e.K. Core >1<

ISBN: 9783836427500

Tanaka Yasuo's Nantonaku, kurisutaru (Somehow, Crystal, 1980) and Yoshimoto Banana's Kitchin (Kitchen, 1987) have been denigrated as em­ble­matic of a so-called "bastardized line" of Japa… Plus…

Tanaka Yasuo's Nantonaku, kurisutaru (Somehow, Crystal, 1980) and Yoshimoto Banana's Kitchin (Kitchen, 1987) have been denigrated as em­ble­matic of a so-called "bastardized line" of Japanese literature, characterized by an un­abashed celebration of a "late-capitalist" consumerist ethos. Close rea­dings of these works are undertaken in order to demonstrate that, while these works are reflective of late-capitalist postmodern Japan (the de­ve­lop­ment of which is delineated prior to the readings), they nonetheless posit uniquely post­modern strategies for critically engaging issues of identity for­ma­tion and main­tenance, and the creation of meaning as they appear in the con­temporary Japanese socio-cultural nexus. I argue that if such strategies are not immedi­ately apparent, it is because they hold to what critic Fredric Jameson, in his dis­cussion of the requisites for a "new political art," calls "the truth of postmo­dernism." This work will interest those concerned with postwar and contemporary Japa­nese culture, society and literature, as well as those engaged in the study of "global culture." Bücher > Fremdsprachige Bücher > Englische Bücher 24.0 cm x 17.0 cm x 1.1 cm mm , VDM, Taschenbuch, VDM<

ISBN: 9783836427500

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[ED: Einband - flex.(Paperback)], [PU: VDM Verlag Dr. Mueller E.K.], DE, [SC: 0.00], Neuware, gewerbliches Angebot, Softcover, 180, [GW: 295g], Banküberweisung, PayPal, [CT: Sonstiges / Sonstiges]<

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