Western writers in Japan
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Western writers in Japan
Macmillan , St. Martin's Press, 1999
- : uk
- : us
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 174-178) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This book relates the experiences of a range of Western writers who went to Japan as teachers and lecturers, covering a period of over 100 years. It discusses East-West cultural differences; Western 'individualism' encountering Japanese 'formal' society; and draws on the author's interviews with many of the writers featured. It includes some hitherto unpublished correspondence, as well as comments on their published works. The author hopes her book will encourage a deeper understanding between East and West.
Table of Contents
Preface Introduction Lafcadio Hearn: the First Great Literary Emissary from the West PART TWO: BETWEEN THE WARS William Plomer: East-West Relationships William Empson: 'Unresolved Conflicts'? PART THREE: POST WORLD WAR II G. S.Fraser: a Westerner's Analysis of Haiku James Kirkup and D.J. Enright: a Humanitarian Mission? Anthony Thwaite, Two Decades a Generation Apart Stephen Spender: a Traveller Through Japan PART FOUR: THEMES AND VARIATIONS Homosexuality and Japan Cultural Differences Natsume Soseki: Western Individualism and the Japanese Society PART FIVE: INTERVIEWS AND EPILOGUE Iris Murdoch: Her Interest in Zen Buddhism Laurens van der Post: the Virtue of Forgiveness Epilogue References Index
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