Obsessions With the Sino-japanese Polarity in Japanese Literature

by Sakaki, Atsuko

• ISBN13: 9780824829186
• ISBN10: 0824829182
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-11-15
• Publisher: Univ of Hawaii Pr

Summary

"Challenging the modern equation of China with geographical otherness, spirituality/textuality, masculinity, and tradition, this rich and nuanced study allows complex and dynamic perceptions of China to emerge, Sakaki's grasp of postmodern thought, her engagement with both Japanese and Western scholarship, and her sensitivity of Chinese culture and literature make this a valuable contribution to understanding the history of cultural interactions in the region."--BOOK JACKET.

Author Biography

Atsuko Sakaki is a professor in the Department of East Asian Studies and associate member of the Centre for Comparative Literature at the University of Toronto.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	vii
Introduction Scenes from within the Fold	1	(17)
Site Unseen Imaginary Voyages to China and Back in Classical Japanese Fiction and Theater	18	(47)
From the Edifying to the Edible Chinese Fetishism and the China Fetish	65	(38)
Sliding Doors Women and Chinese Literature in the Heterosocial Literary Field	103	(40)
The Transgressive Canon? Intellectuals on the Margins and the Fate of the ``Universal'' Language	143	(34)
Coda Folding the Subject into the Object	177	(14)
Notes	191	(38)
Glossary	229	(10)
Bibliography	239	(22)
Index	261