The Rhetoric of Confession: Shishosetsu in Early Twentieth-Century Japanese Fiction

by Edward Fowler and Edward Fowler

Book Overview

The shishosetsu is a Japanese form of autobiographical fiction that flourished during the first two decades of this century. Focusing on the works of Chikamatsu Shuko, Shiga Naoya, and Kasai Zenzo, Edward Fowler explores the complex and paradoxical nature of shishosetsu , and discusses its linguistic, literary and cultural contexts.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520078837
• ISBN13: 9780520078833
• Release Date: March 1992
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 364 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 8.9"