Escape from the Wasteland - Romanticism and Realism in the Fiction of Mishima Yukio and Oe Kenzaburo

In 'Escape from the Wasteland' Susan J. Napier examine their vivid and often perverse depiction's of sex, impotence, emperor worship, and violence. For new readers of Oe and Mishima, this is an indispensable guide. For critics and scholars, it is the benchmark study.

Info autore

Susan J. Napier is Professor of Japanese Studies at the University of Texas at Austin.

Riassunto

Lurid depictions of sex and impotence, themes of emperor worship and violence, the use of realism and myth—these characterize the fiction of Mishima Yukio and Oe Kenzaburo. Napier discovers surprising similarities as well as provocative dissimilarities in the work of two writers of radically different political orientations.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Susan Napier, Susan J. Napier, Napier Susan J.
• Editore: University Presses
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 15.04.1996
• EAN: 9780674261815
• ISBN: 978-0-674-26181-5
• Pagine: 258
• Dimensioni: 152 mm x 229 mm x 23 mm
• Peso: 408 g
• Serie: Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series; Harvard-Yenching Institute Mon; Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series; Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph (HUP)
• Categorie: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Letteratura generale e comparata; Japanese, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 20th Century, LITERARY CRITICISM / Asian / Japanese, Literary studies: from c 1900 -, Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000