The Afterlife of Toyotomi Hideyoshi : Historical Fiction and Popular Culture in Japan / Susan Westhafer Furukawa.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Furukawa, Susan Westhafer, author.

Series:

Harvard East Asian monographs ; Volume 447.

Harvard East Asian Monograph Series ; Volume 447

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Historical fiction, Japanese--History and criticism.

Historical fiction, Japanese.

Oze, Hoan, 1564-1640.

Oze, Hoan.

Japan.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 223 pages) : illustrations.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Asia Center, [2022]

Summary:

"By analyzing representations of the famous sixteenth-century samurai leader Toyotomi Hideyoshi in historical fiction, this book explores how and why Hideyoshi has had a continued and ever-changing presence in Japanese popular culture. These multiple fictionalized histories reveal a Hideyoshi who is always changing to meet the needs of the current era, expanding our understanding of the powerful role that historical narratives play in Japan"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Toyotomi Hideyoshi and Taikōki: a fictional hero emerges

Hideyoshi's war: Yoshikawa Eiji's Shinsho Taikōki and Hideyoshi as World War II hero

The salaryman samurai: Hideyoshi as business model

The women of the realm: Hideyoshi as social criticism

Things best left unseen: the problem of Hideyoshi in the twenty-first century

Epilogue: Whither Hideyoshi?

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-68417-637-9

OCLC:

1443934592