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Figures of Resistance

- Language, Poetry, and Narrating in The Tale of the Genji and Other Mid-Heian Texts

About Figures of Resistance

This study of literature from Japan's mid-Heian period offers new readings of three traditional tales and contends that the cultural significance of these works has been distorted by translations belonging to the patriarchal and colonialist discourse of Western civilizations.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9780822311850
  • Binding:
  • Hardback
  • Pages:
  • 400
  • Published:
  • October 18, 1991
  • Weight:
  • 862 g.
Delivery: 2-4 weeks
Expected delivery: October 27, 2024

Description of Figures of Resistance

This study of literature from Japan's mid-Heian period offers new readings of three traditional tales and contends that the cultural significance of these works has been distorted by translations belonging to the patriarchal and colonialist discourse of Western civilizations.

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