The "Routledge Handbook of Modern Japanese Literature" provides a comprehensive overview of how we study Japanese literature today. Rather than taking a purely chronological approach to the content, the chapters survey the state of the field through a number of pressing issues and themes, examining the ways in which it is possible to read modern Japanese literature and situate it in relation to critical theory.
The Handbook examines various modes of literary production (such as fiction, poetry, and critical essays) as distinct forms of expression that nonetheless are closely...
The "Routledge Handbook of Modern Japanese Literature" provides a comprehensive overview of how we study Japanese literature today. Rather than tak...