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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

Offers fresh readings of three tales: "The Tale of the Bamboo-cutter", "The Tale of Ise", and "The Tale of Genji". The author contends that the cultural and gendered significance of these works has been distorted by previous commentaries and translations belonging to the larger patriarchal and colonialist discourse of Western civilization.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9780822311928
  • Binding:
  • Paperback
  • Pages:
  • 400
  • Published:
  • October 18, 1991
  • Dimensions:
  • 149x229x29 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 726 g.
Delivery: 2-4 weeks
Expected delivery: July 28, 2024

Description of Figures of Resistance

Offers fresh readings of three tales: "The Tale of the Bamboo-cutter", "The Tale of Ise", and "The Tale of Genji". The author contends that the cultural and gendered significance of these works has been distorted by previous commentaries and translations belonging to the larger patriarchal and colonialist discourse of Western civilization.

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