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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| description | 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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| spelling | doaj.art-c0a437ef1fa34a0e88869ce0d204fc3a2022-12-22T03:56:54ZengUniversidad de GranadaImpossibilia: Revista Internacional de Estudios Literarios2174-24642011-10-01128195Breaking into Japanese Literature/Identity: Tatemae and HonneTetsuo IshiiJosé Roberto Saravia VargasJuan Carlos Saravia VargasDue 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.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.pdfJapaneseliteratureinterpretationtatemaesocietyBanana Yoshimoto. |
| spellingShingle | Tetsuo Ishii José Roberto Saravia Vargas Juan Carlos Saravia Vargas Breaking into Japanese Literature/Identity: Tatemae and Honne Impossibilia: Revista Internacional de Estudios Literarios Japanese literature interpretation tatemae society Banana Yoshimoto. |
| title | Breaking into Japanese Literature/Identity: Tatemae and Honne |
| title_full | Breaking into Japanese Literature/Identity: Tatemae and Honne |
| title_fullStr | Breaking into Japanese Literature/Identity: Tatemae and Honne |
| title_full_unstemmed | Breaking into Japanese Literature/Identity: Tatemae and Honne |
| title_short | Breaking into Japanese Literature/Identity: Tatemae and Honne |
| title_sort | breaking into japanese literature identity tatemae and honne |
| topic | Japanese literature interpretation tatemae society Banana Yoshimoto. |
| url | 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 |
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