Sirens of the Western Shore : Westernesque Women and Translation in Modern Japanese Literature / Indra Levy

By:

Levy, Indra [author]

Publisher: Columbia University Press, 2006Description: 344 pagesContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9780231137867
0231137869

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

895.60935 LEV 23

Summary: Introduces a new archetype in the study of modern Japanese literature: the "Westernesque femme fatale," an alluring figure who is ethnically Japanese but evokes the West in her physical appearance, lifestyle, behavior, and, most important, her use of language. She played conspicuous roles in landmark works of modern Japanese fiction and theater.

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Introduces a new archetype in the study of modern Japanese literature: the "Westernesque femme fatale," an alluring figure who is ethnically Japanese but evokes the West in her physical appearance, lifestyle, behavior, and, most important, her use of language. She played conspicuous roles in landmark works of modern Japanese fiction and theater.

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Sirens of the Western Shore : Westernesque Women and Translation in Modern Japanese Literature / Indra Levy

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