Japanese literature, Meiji period 1868-1912, history and criticism
Genre
Scientific literature/Ғылыми әдебиет/Научная литература
Summary
"Since its publication in Japan ten years ago, the Origins of Modern Japanese Literature has become a landmark book, playing a pivotal role in defining discussions of modernity in that country. Against a history of relative inattention on the part of Western translators to modern Asian critical theory, this first English publication is sure to have a profound effect on current cultural criticism in the West. It is both the boldest critique of modern Japanese literary history to appear in the post-war era and a major theoretical intervention, which calls into question the idea of modernity that informs Western consciousness." --
Note
This publication was kindly donated to Nazarbayev University Library by the Nippon Foundation from Japan
