Description
The Japanese novel, lately so widely translated, is finding a broader and better informed readership than ever before. Until now, however, no comprehensive critical discussion of the form has been available in a Western language. Masao Miyoshi offers an intensive reading of several outstanding novels of the past hundred years. He explains that the Japanese novel, usually regarded as basically Western in style, retains native elements that utterly resist Western influence. Citing Western, especially English, novels for comparison, he demonstrates how the Japanese novel differs in important formal aspects.
About the Author
Masao Miyoshi is Hajime Mori Professor of Japanese, English, and Comparitive Literature Emeritus at the University of California, San Diego. He is the author of Off Center: Power and Culture Relations between Japan and the United States.
Book Information
ISBN 9780939512768
Author Masao Miyoshi
Format Paperback
Page Count 216
Imprint The University of Michigan Press
Publisher The University of Michigan Press
Weight(grams) 333g
About the Author
Masao Miyoshi is Hajime Mori Professor of Japanese, English, and Comparitive Literature Emeritus at the University of California, San Diego. He is the author of Off Center: Power and Culture Relations between Japan and the United States.
Book Information
ISBN 9780939512768
Author Masao Miyoshi
Format Paperback
Page Count 216
Imprint The University of Michigan Press
Publisher The University of Michigan Press
Weight(grams) 333g
