Breaking into Japanese Literature/Identity: Tatemae and Honne
Due to the application of Euro-centered methods of interpretation, literary criticism hasoverlooked key social aspects that are characteristic of Japanese literature. Among these much-neglectedcharacteristics one can include the paired concepts tatemae and honne. By incorporating those conceptsinto...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Universidad de Granada
2011-10-01
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| Series: | Impossibilia: Revista Internacional de Estudios Literarios |
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| Online Access: | http://www.impossibilia.org/static/descargas/numero-2/breaking-into-japanese-literature-identity-tatemae-honne-tetsuo-ishii-jose-roberto-saravia-vargas-juan-carlos-saravia-vargas.pdf |
| Summary: | Due to the application of Euro-centered methods of interpretation, literary criticism hasoverlooked key social aspects that are characteristic of Japanese literature. Among these much-neglectedcharacteristics one can include the paired concepts tatemae and honne. By incorporating those conceptsinto a reading of Japanese texts, the reader can discover social issues previously unseen. BananaYosimoto’s novel Kitchen is used to illustrate the different interactions of tatemae and honne. |
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| ISSN: | 2174-2464 |