Strong and the Weak in Japanese Literature - Discrimination, Egalitarianism, Nationalism

This book uses texts from classical and modern Japanese literature to examine concepts of 'respect for the strong', as a notion of an evolutionary society, and 'sympathy for the weak', as a notion of a non-violent and changeless egalitarian society.

Sommario

1. Introduction 2. The Strong and the Weak in Japanese Religious, Philosophical and Political Writings 3. Ugly Ladies in The Tale of Genji 4. Women, Humble Men and Insulted People in The Tale of the Heike 5. Sacrifice and Revenge, Love and War, and a World Without Violence in The Eight Dog Chronicles 6. Dancing Girl, Geisha, Mistress and Wife in Kawabata Yasunari’s Stories: The Dancing Girl of Izu, Snow Country, Thousand Cranes and The Sound of the Mountain 7. Conclusion

Info autore

Fuminobu Murakami is Associate Professor at the Department of Japanese Studies, University of Hong Kong. He is author of Postmodern, Feminist and Postcolonial Currents in Contemporary Japanese Culture (Routledge, 2005), and co-editor of Reading The Tale of Genji (Global Oriental, 2009).

Riassunto

This book uses texts from classical and modern Japanese literature to examine concepts of 'respect for the strong', as a notion of an evolutionary society, and 'sympathy for the weak', as a notion of a non-violent and changeless egalitarian society.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Fuminobu Murakami, Fuminobu (University of Hong Kong Murakami, Murakami Fuminobu
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 31.08.2015
• EAN: 9781138862890
• ISBN: 978-1-138-86289-0
• Pagine: 198
• Serie: Routledge Advances in Asia-Pacific Studies
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze sociali, tematiche generali; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Letteratura generale e comparata; LITERARY CRITICISM / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Violence in Society, Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography, Social discrimination & inequality, Literary studies: general, Social and cultural anthropology, Violence in society, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Discrimination, Violence and abuse in society, Social discrimination and social justice