Visions of Desire by Ken K Ito
No Japanese writer was more obsessed with desire than Tanizaki Jun'ichiro (1886-1965). This book argues that Tanizaki's novels do not merely end in the reification and contemplation of cultural ideals but rather problematize the desire behind such ideals.
"Ito has produced a valuable study of Japan's greatest modern novelistNo one else has written on this scale, and with this degree of critical acumen, about Tanizaki, and on one else has assessed Tanizaki's real significance on the modern Japanese cultural scene as intelligently as Ito has done. It is a fine book that should be read by Japanologists, comparativists, and readers of serious fiction." -Paul Anderer, Columbia University,
Ken K. Ito teaches Japanese literature at the University of Michigan. He has a B.A. in history from Yale College, and a Ph.D. in Japanese literature from Yale University. His previous publications include, Visions of Desire: Tanizaki's Fictional Worlds (1991, Stanford University Press).
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| ISBN 13 | 9780804718691 |
| ISBN 10 | 0804718695 |
| Title | Visions of Desire |
| Author | Ken K Ito |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Stanford University Press |
| Year published | 1991-07-01 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
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