In search of nature : the Japanese writer Tayama Katai (1872-1930) / by Kenneth G. Henshall.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Henshall, Kenneth G.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Naturalism in literature.

Nature in literature.

Tayama, Katai, 1871-1930--Criticism and interpretation.

Tayama, Katai.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (266 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Global Oriental, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Tayama Katai (1872–1930) was a major writer in Japan's modern history. He was the leader of the (later) naturalist movement around 1906–1912, and author of its representative novel Futon (1907), which established a trend of autobiographical novels. His perception of 'nature' changed through the years from natural beauty to the 'natural individual' – on which Japanese later naturalism was based, following German models rather than French – and ultimately fate, time and religion. All his writings are naturo-centric in one sense or another. In this ground-breaking study, In Search of Nature , Kenneth G. Henshall provides a 'cradle-to-grave' account of Katai and his prose fiction, and also corrects the mistaken belief that Japanese naturalism was a failure.

Contents:

Preliminary Material

In the Bosom of Nature (1872–1892)

Cruel Fate, Comforting Nature (1892–1901)

The Diversity of Western Naturalism

Turning to the West (1901–1906)

Respect at Last (1907)

Increasing Doubts about Nature (1908–1912)

The Literary Context of the Day (1908–1912)

Nature is Everything yet Nothing (1912–1930)

Simplified Time-Line for Katai

Bibliography of References

Works by Katai Available in English Translation

Glossary of Japanese Terms

Index of Persons

Index of Works and Periodicals.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-283-85502-X

90-04-24319-4

OCLC:

820009840

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004243194 DOI