Shibata Renzabur? and the Reinvention of Modernism in Postwar Japanese Popular Literature explores the life and work of Shibata Renzabur? (?????, 1917–1978), the author of adventure and historical novels who was instrumental in reinvigorating popular Japanese literature in the postwar period. This book considers postwar Japanese society through the prism of Shibata’s writing, exploring how the postwar period under SCAP Occupation influenced Shibata’s writing and generated the extraordinary popularity of samurai fiction in the postwar era at large. Through the use of a nihilistic warrior, Nemuri Ky?shir?, and other samurai characters, Shibata Renzabur? addresses important social issues of the day, such as the trauma of defeat, postwar reconstruction, and the attending societal ills and neuroses, while keeping his literature entertaining and easy to read, which ensured its mass appeal in postwar Japan.
| ISBN: | 9783031111914 |
| Publication date: | 31st October 2022 |
| Author: | Artem Vorobiev |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan an imprint of Springer International Publishing AG |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 231 pages |
| Series: | East Asian Popular Culture |
| Genres: |
Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000 Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers Cultural studies Performing arts |
Shibata Renzabur? and the Reinvention of Modernism in Postwar Japanese Popular Literature explores the life and work of Shibata Renzabur? (?????, 1917–1978), the author of adventure and historical novels who was instrumental in reinvigorating popular Japanese literature in the postwar period. This book considers postwar Japanese society through the prism of Shibata’s writing, exploring how the postwar period under SCAP Occupation influenced Shibata’s writing and generated the extraordinary popularity of samurai fiction in the postwar era at large. Through the use of a nihilistic warrior, Nemuri Ky?shir?, and other samurai characters, Shibata Renzabur? addresses important social issues of the day, such as the trauma of defeat, postwar reconstruction, and the attending societal ills and neuroses, while keeping his literature entertaining and easy to read, which ensured its mass appeal in postwar Japan.
Shibata Renzabur? and the Reinvention of Modernism in Postwar Japanese Popular Literature features in the following genres: Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000, Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers, Cultural studies, Performing arts
Shibata Renzabur? and the Reinvention of Modernism in Postwar Japanese Popular Literature is available in Hardback
Shibata Renzabur? and the Reinvention of Modernism in Postwar Japanese Popular Literature was written by Artem Vorobiev and published by Palgrave Macmillan an imprint of Springer International Publishing AG
Shibata Renzabur? and the Reinvention of Modernism in Postwar Japanese Popular Literature has 231 pages
Yes it is part of East Asian Popular Culture series
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