Objects of Discourse analyzes the four main 10th- and 11th-century Heian memoirs by women for their individual characteristics and what they suggest of Heian literature more broadly. John R. Wallace treats the Heian women memoirists not as passive objects of men's romantic play but rather as individuals who strategically confront their difficult life situations in part by writing about their experiences. Wallace further finds in the memoirs a rich resource for understanding rhetorical and structural features of Japan's high classical period literary prose. After taking up historical issues such as the newly developed vernacular script, pre-texts of the memoirs, and the social context of the writers, Wallace examines Gossamer Years, Lady Izumi's Story, Lady Murasaki's Journal, and The Sarashina Memoir for their stylistic aspects, rhetorical devices, Foucault's "networks of power," and narrative structure, respectively. The result is a fascinating study of Heian women writers.
| ISBN: | 9781929280346 |
| Publication date: | 8th December 2005 |
| Author: | John R Wallace |
| Publisher: | University of Michigan, Center for Japanese Studies an imprint of University of Michigan Press |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 325 pages |
| Series: | Michigan Monograph Series in Japanese Studies |
| Genres: |
Ethnic studies |
Objects of Discourse analyzes the four main 10th- and 11th-century Heian memoirs by women for their individual characteristics and what they suggest of Heian literature more broadly. John R. Wallace treats the Heian women memoirists not as passive objects of men's romantic play but rather as individuals who strategically confront their difficult life situations in part by writing about their experiences. Wallace further finds in the memoirs a rich resource for understanding rhetorical and structural features of Japan's high classical period literary prose. After taking up historical issues such as the newly developed vernacular script, pre-texts of the memoirs, and the social context of the writers, Wallace examines Gossamer Years, Lady Izumi's Story, Lady Murasaki's Journal, and The Sarashina Memoir for their stylistic aspects, rhetorical devices, Foucault's "networks of power," and narrative structure, respectively. The result is a fascinating study of Heian women writers.
Objects of Discourse features in the following genres: Ethnic studies
Objects of Discourse is available in Hardback
Objects of Discourse was written by John R Wallace and published by University of Michigan, Center for Japanese Studies an imprint of University of Michigan Press
Objects of Discourse has 325 pages
Yes it is part of Michigan Monograph Series in Japanese Studies series