Shibata Renzaburo and the Reinvention of Modernism in Postwar Japanese Popular Literature (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2022)

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 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 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.

General

Imprint:	Palgrave Macmillan
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	East Asian Popular Culture
Release date:	October 2022
First published:	2022
Authors:	Artem Vorobiev
Dimensions:	210 x 148mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	231
Edition:	1st ed. 2022
ISBN-13:	978-3-03-111191-4
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > General Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > From 1900 Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Novels, other prose & writers > General Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > General
LSN:	3-03-111191-5
Barcode:	9783031111914

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