Shredding the Tapestry of Meaning : The Poetry and Poetics of Kitasono Katue (1902-1978) / John Solt.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Solt, John, 1949- author.

Series:

Harvard East Asian Monographs ; 178.

Harvard East Asian Monographs ; 178

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Experimental poetry--History and criticism.

Experimental poetry.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

Leiden; Boston : BRILL, 1999.

Other Title:

The Poetry and Poetics of Kitasono Katue (1902-1978)

Place of Publication:

Boston : Harvard University Asia Center, 1999.

Summary:

"Kitasono Katue was a leading avant-garde literary figure, first in Japan and then throughout the world, from the 1920s to the 1970s. In his long career, Kitasono was instrumental in creating Japanese-language work influenced by futurism, dadaism, and surrealism before World War II and in contributing a Japanese voice to the international avant-garde movement after the war. This critical biography of Kitasono examines the life, poetry, and poetics of this controversial and flamboyant figure, including his wartime support of the Japanese state. Using Kitasono as a window on Japanese literature in the twentieth century, John Solt analyzes the relationship of Japanese writers to foreign literary movements and the influence of Japanese writers on world literature.".

Contents:

Preliminary Material

Introduction

From Asama to Tokyo

Dadaism and Ge.Gjmgjgam.Prrr.Gjmgem

Literary Surrealism

Multiple Masks

Kit Kat and Ez Po

The Quicksand of Fascism

Shredding the Tapestry of Meaning

Mutation of the Ideogram

Information Recorded in Katue's 1944-1945 Desk Diary

Photographs by Katue Published in VOU, 1956-1978

Japanese Personal Names and Dates

Notes

Selected Bibliography

Index

Harvard East Asian Monographs.

Notes:

Originally published: 1999.

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ISBN:

9781684173266

1684173264

OCLC:

1001953666

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9781684173266 DOI