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Sirens of the Western Shore

Westernesque Women and Translation in Modern Japanese Literature

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An edition of Sirens of the Western Shore (2006)

Sirens of the Western Shore

Westernesque Women and Translation in Modern Japanese Literature

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Introduces a new archetype in the study of modern Japanese literature: the "Westernesque femme fatale," an alluring figure who is ethnically Japanese but evokes the West in her physical appearance, lifestyle, behavior, and, most important, her use of language. She played conspicuous roles in landmark works of modern Japanese fiction and theater.

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Columbia University Press
Language
English
Pages
344

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History and criticism, Western influences, Japanese literature, Women in literature, Japanese literature, women authors

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Sirens of the Western Shore: Westernesque Women and Translation in Modern Japanese Literature
2010, Columbia University Press
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Sirens of the Western Shore: Westernesque Women and Translation in Modern Japanese Literature
October 24, 2006, Columbia University Press
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First Sentence

"In its broadest sense, exoticism is a mode of experiencing and manifesting otherness; how we define the term beyond this point will affect how we apprehend difference, self and other, and the kinds of exchange that can take place between the two."

Table of Contents

Introduction
Part One: Foreign Letters, the Vernacular, and Meiji Schoolgirls
Chapter 1. Translation as Origin and the Originality of Translation
Chapter 2. Meiji Schoolgirls in and as Language
Part Two: Tayama Katai and the Siren of Vernacular Letters
Chapter 3. Portrait of the Naturalist as a Young Exote
Chapter 4. Literary Desire and the Exotic Language of Love: From "Shôshijin" to *Jokyôshi*
Chapter 5. Haunting the Laboratory of Vernacular Style: The Sirens of "Shôjobyô" and *Futon*
Part Three: Staging the New Woman: The Spectacular Embodiment of "Nature" in Translation
Chapter 6. Setting the Stage for Translation
Chapter 7. Gender Drag, Culture Drag, and Female Interiority
Final Reflections: Gender, Cultural Hierarchy, and Literary Style

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Format
Hardcover
Number of pages
344
Dimensions
8.4 x 5.8 x 1.3 inches
Weight
1.1 pounds

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OL9554533M
Internet Archive
sirenswesternsho00levy
ISBN 10
0231137869
ISBN 13
9780231137867
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5647226
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1022546

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