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Politically the 1910s and 1920s were dark days for Japan: economic
instability, frequent political assassinations, and increasing
violent military interventions at home and overseas affected many.
This book explores the literature of the period, showing how it
contributed to this overall mood. It focuses on the Tatsukawa
Library, an unusual collection of military chronicles based on
traditions of popular storytelling found in the yose - a network of
small theatrical venues that provided the masses living and working
in Japan's major cities with affordable entertainment. Capitalising
on local advances in Western-style printing, the series facilitated
a 'new wave' of literature that appealed especially to young,
marginalised, economically-insecure urban youths. This book
discusses how the narrative content of the Tatsukawa Library, which
focuses on historical samurai struggling valiantly against adverse
circumstances, helped inspire a generation with admiration for
violence. This work also examines how this outlook fitted with the
Japanese state's reintroduction of imperial propaganda.
Politically the 1910s and 1920s were dark days for Japan: economic
instability, frequent political assassinations, and increasing
violent military interventions at home and overseas affected many.
This book explores the literature of the period, showing how it
contributed to this overall mood. It focuses on the Tatsukawa
Library, an unusual collection of military chronicles based on
traditions of popular storytelling found in the yose - a network of
small theatrical venues that provided the masses living and working
in Japan's major cities with affordable entertainment. Capitalising
on local advances in Western-style printing, the series facilitated
a 'new wave' of literature that appealed especially to young,
marginalised, economically-insecure urban youths. This book
discusses how the narrative content of the Tatsukawa Library, which
focuses on historical samurai struggling valiantly against adverse
circumstances, helped inspire a generation with admiration for
violence. This work also examines how this outlook fitted with the
Japanese state's reintroduction of imperial propaganda.
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