Objects of Discourse: Memoirs by Women of Heian Japan Volume 54

by John R. Wallace

Objects of Discourse analyzes the four main 10th- and 11th-century Heian memoirs by women for their individual characteristics and what they suggest of Heian literature more broadly. John R. Wallace treats the Heian women memoirists not as passive objects of men's romantic play but rather as individuals who strategically confront their difficult life situations in part by writing about their experiences. Wallace further finds in the memoirs...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1929280343
• ISBN13: 9781929280346
• Release Date: December 2005
• Publisher: U of M Center for Japanese Studies
• Length: 338 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 9.1"