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Inventing the Classics: Modernity, National Identity, and Japanese Literature by Haruo Shirane, Tomi Suzuki (Paperback, 2002)

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Today the term Japanese literary classics implies such texts as the Man yoshu, Kojiki, Tale of Genji, Tale of the Heike, Noh drama, and the works of Saikaku, Chikamatsu, and Basho, which are considered the wellspring and embodiment of Japanese tradition and culture. Most of these texts, however, did not become classics until the end of the nineteenth century, in a process closely related to the emergence of Japan as a modern nation-state and to the radical reconfiguration of notions of literature and learning under Western influence. As in Europe and elsewhere, the construction of a national literature and language with a putative ancient lineage was critical to the creation of a distinct nation-state. This book addresses the issue of national identity and the ways in which modern European disciplinary notions of literature and genres played a major role in the modern canonization process. These classics did not have inherent, unchanging value; instead, their value was produced and reproduced by various institutions and individuals in relation to socio-economic power. How then were these texts elevated and used? What kinds of values were given to them? How was this process related to larger social, political, and religious configurations?

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Publisher
Stanford University Press
ISBN-13
9780804741057
eBay Product ID (ePID)
87147260

Product Key Features

Book Title
Inventing the Classics: Modernity, National Identity, and Japanese Literature
Author
Haruo Shirane, Tomi Suzuki
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Literature
Publication Year
2002
Number of Pages
352 Pages

Dimensions

Item Height
229mm
Item Width
152mm
Item Weight
467g

Additional Product Features

Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
Editor
Tomi Suzuki, Haruo Shirane