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The Rhetoric of Confession: Shishosetsu in Early Twentieth-Century Japanese Fiction
The Rhetoric of Confession Shishosetsu in Early TwentiethCentury Japanese Fiction
Author: Edward Fowler
The shishosetsu is a Japanese form of autobiographical fiction that flourished during the first two decades of this century. Focusing on the works of Chikamatsu Shuko, Shiga Naoya, and Kasai Zenzo, Edward Fowler explores the complex and paradoxical nature of shishosetsu, and discusses its linguistic, literary and cultural contexts.
ISBN-13: 9780520060647
ISBN-10: 0520060644
Publication Date: 3/21/1988
Pages: 333
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Publisher: University of California Press
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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