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Aesthetic Fascism in Japanese Literature by Akiko Y is a document available to read on EtoBox.
This document discusses how attention to form is necessary for understanding the power and effects of Japanese aesthetic fascism in the 1930s. It argues that some literary texts imbued Japanese intellectual life with fascist sentiment through their sensuous language and aesthetic moments, rather than overt political statements. Specifically, it examines the works of Kobayashi Hideo, a major Japanese critic, whose beautiful but opaque prose style aimed to produce a feeling of "vertigo" in readers and demand
- Author
- Akiko Y
- Language
- EN