Vincent, J. Keith
Two-Timing Modernity
- ISBN 13:
- 9780674067127
- author:
- Vincent, J. Keith
- format:
- HardBack
- publisher:
- Harvard University Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2012
- Pages:
- 233
- Dimensions:
- 23.62 x 15.24 x 2.54 centimetres
- Genre:
- Nonfiction, Social Sciences, Gay Studies,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Two-Timing Modernity explores how Japanese male authors navigated the transition to modernity and its impact on their work.
The period between the late nineteenth century and the early twentieth century saw a significant shift in Japan's cultural landscape, as traditional values were replaced by those of heterosexuality. This change had a profound effect on the representation of same-sex desire in Japanese literature, leading to a rupture in the "male homosocial continuum". This book integrates queer, feminist, and narratological approaches to examine how key works by authors such as Mori Ōgai, Natsume Sōseki, Hamao Shirō, and Mishima Yukio addressed this tension between modernity and a perceived "perverse" past.
Through its analysis of these authors' use of narrative techniques, Two-Timing Modernity sheds light on the complex ways in which Japan's cultural identity was shaped by its entry into modernity.
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