A proximate remove : queering intimacy and loss in The tale of Genji / Reginald Jackson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jackson, Reginald R., 1979- author.

Series:

Joan Palevsky imprint in classical literature

New interventions in Japanese studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Murasaki Shikibu, 978?- Genji monogatari--Criticism and interpretation.

Murasaki Shikibu.

Genji monogatari (Murasaki Shikibu).

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

xxii, 223 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2021]

Summary:

"How might queer theory transform our interpretations of medieval Japanese literature and how might this literature reorient the assumptions, priorities, and critical practices of queer theory? Through close readings of The Tale of Genji, an eleventh century text that depicts the lifestyles of aristocrats during the Heian period, A Proximate Remove explores this question by mapping the destabilizing aesthetic, affective, and phenomenological dimensions of experiencing intimacy and loss. The spatiotemporal fissures Reginald Jackson calls 'proximate removes' suspend belief in prevailing structures. Beyond issues of sexuality, A Proximate Remove contends that Genji queers in its reluctance to romanticize or reproduce a flawed social order. This hesitation enhances how we engage premodern texts and question contemporary disciplinary stances"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Preface : benefits of the doubt : questioning discipline and the risks of queer reading

Introduction

Translation fantasies and false flags : desiring and misreading queerness in premodern Japan

Chivalry in shambles : fabricating manhood amidst architectural disrepair

Going through the motions : half-hearted courtship and the topology of queer shame

Queer affections in exile : textual mediation and exposure at Suma Shore

From harsh stare to reverberant caress : queer timbres of mourning in "The Flute"

Conclusion : learning from loss

Afterword : teaching removal.

Notes:

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Jackson, Reginald R., 1979- A proximate remove

ISBN:

9780520382541

0520382544

OCLC:

1201677806