[PDF.91eu] Studies in the Comic Spirit in Modern Japanese Fiction (Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series)

Studies in the Comic Spirit in Modern Japanese Fiction (Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series)

[PDF.bj93] Studies in the Comic Spirit in Modern Japanese Fiction (Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series)

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 | #7094652 in Books |  1998-05-27 |  1998-06-26 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  9.34 x.91 x6.29l,1.08 | File type: PDF | 253 pages

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||7 of 9 people found the following review helpful.| comic as in comedy|By A Customer|in the infinite wisdom of the previous reviewer it was noted that this book is not about japanese comics. it is of course about comic writing and dazai osamu is a prime example of that. if you want to read 'comic' books then stick to marvel or d.c. or you may even try that japanese stuff, oh what is it, i believe it is called manga or something.| |Despite the flourish of Western studies of Japanese literature in the past few decades, the comic spirit in modern Japanese fiction has been largely overlooked, and Joel Cohn in this pioneering project has undertaken the challenging task of identifying the sou

Unlike traditional Japanese literature, which has a rich tradition of comedy, modern Japanese literature is commonly associated with a high seriousness of purpose. In this path-breaking study, Joel R. Cohn analyzes works by three writers—Ibuse Masuji (1898-1993), Dazai Osamu (1909-1948), and Inoue Hisashi (1934- )—whose works constitute a relentless assault on the notion that comedy cannot be part of serious literature.

Cohn focuses on t...

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