The Outsider Within
Ten Essays on Modern Japanese Women Writers
Published on 25. April 2002
Book
Hardback
254 pages
978-0-7618-2243-1 (ISBN)
Description
The Outsider Within contains ten articles written by new and veteran scholars of Japanese women writers, both from the U.S. and abroad, with a focus on their fictional works available in English translation. Preceded by a general introduction, which discusses the position of the Japanese woman writer as an outsider within their native society, the ten essays offer general information on Japanese women's literature, society, and culture, along with detailed analyses of individual works.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Lanham, MD
United States
Dimensions
Height: 222 mm
Width: 145 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight
494 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7618-2243-1 (9780761822431)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Tomoko Kuribayashi is Assistant Professor of English, University of Wisconsin at Stevens Point.
Content
Chapter 1 Preface
Chapter 2 Acknowledgements
Chapter 3 Note on Japanese Names
Chapter 4 Introduction
Chapter 5 Modern Writing-The Renaissance: Desire for Autonomy and Connection: Tamura Toshiko's Female Characters; Flower Power: Nature, Art, and Woman in Okamoto Kanoko's "A Floral Pageant"
Chapter 6 Post-World War II Writers-The Pioneers: Reclaiming the Critical Voice in Enchi Fumiko's The Waiting Years; Setouchi Jakucho: Female Subjectivity in the Exploration of "Self," Sexuality, and Spirituality
Chapter 7 Exploring New Women's Lives-Confronting the M/Other: A Defiant Muse: Reading and Situating Kurahashi Yumiko's Narrative Subjectivity; The Ordinary and the Marginal: The Significance of Mother in Tomioka Taeko's Works; Fantasies of Maternal Ambivalen
Chapter 8 Young Writers-Women's New Places: Sharing Sex, Sharing Meals: A Discussion of Hayashi Mariko's Works; Destabilization of Gender in New Age Japanese Women's Literature: Yoshimoto Banana and Arai Motoko
Chapter 9 Bibliography
Chapter 10 About the Contributors
Chapter 11 Index
Chapter 2 Acknowledgements
Chapter 3 Note on Japanese Names
Chapter 4 Introduction
Chapter 5 Modern Writing-The Renaissance: Desire for Autonomy and Connection: Tamura Toshiko's Female Characters; Flower Power: Nature, Art, and Woman in Okamoto Kanoko's "A Floral Pageant"
Chapter 6 Post-World War II Writers-The Pioneers: Reclaiming the Critical Voice in Enchi Fumiko's The Waiting Years; Setouchi Jakucho: Female Subjectivity in the Exploration of "Self," Sexuality, and Spirituality
Chapter 7 Exploring New Women's Lives-Confronting the M/Other: A Defiant Muse: Reading and Situating Kurahashi Yumiko's Narrative Subjectivity; The Ordinary and the Marginal: The Significance of Mother in Tomioka Taeko's Works; Fantasies of Maternal Ambivalen
Chapter 8 Young Writers-Women's New Places: Sharing Sex, Sharing Meals: A Discussion of Hayashi Mariko's Works; Destabilization of Gender in New Age Japanese Women's Literature: Yoshimoto Banana and Arai Motoko
Chapter 9 Bibliography
Chapter 10 About the Contributors
Chapter 11 Index