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Shibata Renzaburō and the Reinvention of Modernism in Postwar Japanese Popular Literature
East Asian Popular Culture
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128,39 € |
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| Verlag: | Palgrave Macmillan |
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| Veröffentl.: | 30.10.2022 |
| ISBN/EAN: | 9783031111921 |
| Sprache: | englisch |
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<p><i>Shibata Renzaburō and the Reinvention of Modernism in Postwar Japanese Popular Literature</i> explores the life and work of Shibata Renzaburō (柴田錬三郎, 1917–1978), the author of adventure and historical novels who was instrumental in reinvigorating popular Japanese literature in the postwar period. This book considers postwar Japanese society through the prism of Shibata’s writing, exploring how the postwar period under SCAP Occupation influenced Shibata’s writing and generated the extraordinary popularity of samurai fiction in the postwar era at large. Through the use of a nihilistic warrior, Nemuri Kyōshirō, and other samurai characters, Shibata Renzaburō addresses important social issues of the day, such as the trauma of defeat, postwar reconstruction, and the attending societal ills and neuroses, while keeping his literature entertaining and easy to read, which ensured its mass appeal in postwar Japan.<br></p>
<p>1. Introduction.- 2. Early Life and and Formative Years.- 3. War and Postwar Experience.- 4. Fame: The Nemuri Kyōshirō Phenomenon.- 5. Shibata Renzaburō's Other Works.- 6. Conclusion.</p>
<p><b>Artem Vorobiev</b> is Lecturer in Japanese at the Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures at The Ohio State University, USA.<br></p>
<i>Shibata Renzaburō and the Reinvention of Modernism in Postwar Japanese Popular Literature</i> explores the life and work of Shibata Renzaburō (柴田錬三郎, 1917–1978), the author of adventure and historical novels who was instrumental in reinvigorating popular Japanese literature in the postwar period. This book considers postwar Japanese society through the prism of Shibata’s writing, exploring how the postwar period under SCAP Occupation influenced Shibata’s writing and generated the extraordinary popularity of samurai fiction in the postwar era at large. Through the use of a nihilistic warrior, Nemuri Kyōshirō, and other samurai characters, Shibata Renzaburō addresses important social issues of the day, such as the trauma of defeat, postwar reconstruction, and the attending societal ills and neuroses, while keeping his literature entertaining and easy to read, which ensured its mass appeal in postwar Japan.
Explores the life and work of Shibata Renzaburō Investigates the postwar shift in Japanese popular culture Considers the significance of samurai fiction in the postwar era
“Artem Vorobiev’s study of Shibata Renzaburō is impressive in terms of its scope and relevance. The repercussions of such a study for an understanding of Japanese literature and ideology are far-reaching. Shibata’s vast body of work is overwhelmingly popular, and Artem’s study illuminates why historical fiction and Shibata’s works and their adaptations to visual media continue to exert influence on readers in Japan.” (Richard Torrance, Professor of Japansese, The Ohio State University)<p></p>
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