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The Japanese Novel of the Meiji Period and the Ideal of Individualism
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Full Title:
The Japanese Novel of the Meiji Period and the Ideal of Individualism
Contributors:
By (Author) Janet A. Walker
Series:
Publisher:
Princeton University Press
Imprint:
Princeton University Press
Publication Date:
8th April 2019
Country:
United States
Classifications
Readership:
Tertiary Education
Genre:
Fiction/Non-fiction:
Non Fiction
Main Subject:
Dewey:
895.634209
Physical Properties
Physical Format:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
336
Dimensions:
Width 156mm, Height 234mm
Description
The Western ideal of individualism had a pervasive influence on the culture of the Meiji period in Japan (1868-1912). Janet Walker argues that this ideal also had an important influence on the development of the modern Japanese novel. Focusing on the work of four late Meiji writers, she analyzes their contribution to the development of a type of no
