Immediacy in Contemporary Japanese Literature and Popular Culture - The Supremacy of the Present

This book analyzes the theme of immediacy and the supremacy of the present in contemporary Japanese fiction.

List of contents

Introduction. The supremacy and the tyranny of the immediate 1. Immediacy in contemporary culture 2. Immediacy in literature: Takahashi Gen'ichir¿ 3. Immediacy in literature II: Takahashi, Taguchi, Hirano 4. Immediacy in popular culture Epilogue. Ties beyond immediacy

About the author

Filippo Cervelli is Lecturer in Modern Japanese Literature and Popular Culture at SOAS University of London.

Summary

This book analyzes the theme of immediacy and the supremacy of the present in contemporary Japanese fiction.

Product details

• Authors: Filippo Cervelli
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 27.02.2025
• EAN: 9781032751023
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3275102-3
• No. of pages: 160
• Series: Routledge Contemporary Japan Series
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Japan, LITERARY CRITICISM / General, Society & culture: general, LITERARY CRITICISM / Asian / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / Asian / Japanese, Regional Studies, Literature: history & criticism, Regional / International studies, Society and culture: general, Literature: history and criticism, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / Asian Studies