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Dennis Washburn traces the changing character of Japanese national identity in the works of six major authors: Ueda Akinari, Natsume S'seki, Mori ?gai, Yokomitsu Riichi, ?oka Shohei, and Mishima Yukio. By focusing on certain interconnected themes, Washburn illuminates the contradictory desires of a nation trapped between emulating the West and preserving the traditions of Asia.<br> <br> Washburn begins with Ueda's <i>Ugetsu monogatari</i> (<i>Tales of Moonlight and Rain</i>) and its preoccupatio
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- Author
- Dennis Charles Washburn
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Published
- 2007
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780231138925
- Category
- education
- Subjects
- Fiction, Literary Fiction, Literary Criticism
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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