Shibata Renzaburō and the reinvention of modernism in postwar Japanese popular literature / Artem Vorobiev.
Vorobiev, Artem, 1968-
2022
PL861.H49
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Title Shibata Renzaburō and the reinvention of modernism in postwar Japanese popular literature / Artem Vorobiev.
Author Vorobiev, Artem, 1968-
ISBN 9783031111921 (electronic bk.)
3031111923 (electronic bk.)
3031111915
9783031111914
DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-11192-1
Published Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan, 2022.
Language English
Description 1 online resource.
Other Standard Identifiers 10.1007/978-3-031-11192-1 doi
Call Number PL861.H49
Dewey Decimal Classification 895.63/5
Summary Shibata Renzaburo and the Reinvention of Modernism in Postwar Japanese Popular Literature explores the life and work of Shibata Renzaburo (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 Shibatas writing, exploring how the postwar period under SCAP Occupation influenced Shibatas writing and generated the extraordinary popularity of samurai fiction in the postwar era at large. Through the use of a nihilistic warrior, Nemuri Kyoshiro, and other samurai characters, Shibata Renzaburo 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.
Note Includes index.
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Source of Description Description based on print version record.
Series East Asian popular culture (New York, N.Y.)
Available in Other Form SHIBATA RENZABURO AND THE REINVENTION OF MODERNISM IN POSTWAR JAPANESE POPULAR LITERATURE.
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1. Introduction
2. Early Life and and Formative Years
3. War and Postwar Experience
4. Fame: The Nemuri Kyoshiro Phenomenon
5. Shibata Renzaburo's Other Works
6. Conclusion.

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