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A sense of the city : modes of urban representation in the works of Nagai Kafū (1879-1959)

Title
A sense of the city : modes of urban representation in the works of Nagai Kafū (1879-1959) / by Gala Maria Follaco.
Author
Follaco, Gala Maria
Publication
Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2017]

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Description
xi, 251 pages; 25 cm
Summary
In 'A Sense of the City', Gala Maria Follaco examines Nagai Kafū's (1879-1959) literary construction of urban spatialities from late Meiji through the early Showa period. She argues that Kafū's urban critique was based on his awareness of the cultural sedimentation of the cityscape and of the complex relationship that it bore with the historical framework of modern Japan. With the overall aim to define Kafū's position within pre-war Japanese literature, Follaco touches upon key issues such as memory, class difference, and language ideologies; draws connections between his sojourn abroad and strategies of mapping the city of Tokyo in his literature; and takes into account works previously understudied, including his biography of Washizu Kido and his photographs.
Series Statement
East Asian comparative literature and culture ; volume 9
Uniform Title
East Asian comparative literature and culture ; volume 9
Subject
  • Nagai, Kafū, 1879-1959 > Criticism and interpretation
  • Nagai, Kafū, 1879-1959
  • Cities and towns in literature
  • Space (Architecture) in literature
Genre/Form
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-246) and index.
Call Number
JFE 18-3318
ISBN
  • 9789004345379
  • 900434537X
LCCN
2017027645
OCLC
995161802
Author
Follaco, Gala Maria, author.
Title
A sense of the city : modes of urban representation in the works of Nagai Kafū (1879-1959) / by Gala Maria Follaco.
Publisher
Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2017]
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Series
East Asian comparative literature and culture ; volume 9
East Asian comparative literature and culture ; volume 9
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-246) and index.
Research Call Number
JFE 18-3318
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