Detective Fiction and the Rise of the Japanese Novel, 1880-1930

Zusammenfassung Satoru Saito examines the similarities between detective fiction and the novel in prewar Japan. Arguing that interactions between the genres were critical moments of literary engagement, Saito demonstrates how detective fiction provided a framework through which to examine and critique Japan’s literary formations and its modernizing society.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Satoru Saito
• Editore: Harvard University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 30.04.2012
• EAN: 9780674065864
• ISBN: 978-0-674-06586-4
• Pagine: 300
• Serie: Harvard East Asian Monographs; Harvard East Asian Monographs; Harvard East Asian Monographs (HUP)
• Categorie: Narrativa > Gialli; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Letteratura / linguistica inglese