Figures of Resistance: Language, Poetry, and Narrating in The Tale of Genji and Other Mid-Heian Texts
Language: English
Published by Duke University Press (Durham, London), 1991
- Softcover
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"Figures of Resistance: Language, Poetry, and Narrating in The Tale of Genji and Other Mid-Heian Texts" by H. Richard Okada. This copy: Paperback edition. Duke University Press (Durham, London), 1991. x, 388 pp. Binding: Softcover. Dust jacket: None. Size: 24.0 x 15.0 cm Weight: 0.9 kg Language: English Condition: Body: Good - rubbing, signs of use, and warping. Binding: Good - slight wear and cracking at both hinges. Edges: Good - spotting and soiling. Pages: Good - slight spotting and toning, otherwise condition consistent with age. Text: Very Good - good condition. Description: Contents examine The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter, Kokin wakashu, The Tale of Ise, and The Tale of Genji, followed by an epilogue, an appendix, notes, bibliography, and index. Shipping from Tokyo, Japan. International shipping available. Please note: All sales are final, especially for higher-value items. Returns are not accepted unless the item is significantly not as described. Stock availability may change, as our listings are shared with a physical bookstore.…
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- Title
- Figures of Resistance: Language, Poetry, and Narrating in The Tale of Genji and Other Mid-Heian Texts
- Author
- H. Richard Okada.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press (Durham, London)
- Publication year
- 1991
- Condition
- Good
- Dust jacket
- No Jacket
- Binding
- Soft cover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0822311925
- ISBN 13
- 9780822311928
- Item weight
- 0.9 kilograms
- Series
- Book 7 of 94: Post-contemporary interventions
- Seller catalogs
- Books on Japan, Literature, Sociology
Okada develops a highly original and sophisticated reading strategy that demonstrates how readers might understand texts belonging to a different time and place without being complicit in their assimilation to categories derived from Western literary traditions. The author’s reading stratgey is based on the texts’ own resistance to modes of analysis that employ such Western canonical terms as novel, lyric, and third-person narrative. Emphasis is also given to the distinctive cultural circles, as well as socio-political and genealogical circumstances that surrounded the emergence of the texts.
Indispensable readings for specialists in literature, cultural studies, and Japanese literature and history, Figures of Resistance will also appeal to general readers interested in the problems and complexities of studying another culture.
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Kitazawa Bookstore, founded in 1902 and now operated by the fourth generation of the Kitazawa family, is a long-established antiquarian bookshop in Jimbocho, Tokyo-the heart of the world's largest Book Town. We specialize in vintage and rare books in the humanities, especially literature and works on Japan. With over a century of bookselling tradition, we are committed to careful curation, authenticity, and personal service. Whether you are a scholar, collector, or simply a lover of books, we welcome you to discover something meaningful on our shelves.…
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