bokomslag Objects of Discourse
Memoarer & biografier

Objects of Discourse

John Wallace

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  • 338 sidor
  • 2005
Objects of Discourse analyzes the four main 10th- and 11th-century Heian memoirs by women for their individual characteristics and what they suggest of Heian literature more broadly. John R. Wallace treats the Heian women memoirists not as passive objects of mens romantic play but rather as individuals who strategically confront their difficult life situations in part by writing about their experiences. Wallace further finds in the memoirs a rich resource for understanding rhetorical and structural features of Japans high classical period literary prose. After taking up historical issues such as the newly developed vernacular script, pre-texts of the memoirs, and the social context of the writers, Wallace examines Gossamer Years, Lady Izumis Story, Lady Murasakis Journal, and The Sarashina Memoir for their stylistic aspects, rhetorical devices, Foucaults networks of power, and narrative structure, respectively. The result is a fascinating study of Heian women writers.
  • Författare: John Wallace
  • Format: Inbunden
  • ISBN: 9781929280346
  • Språk: Engelska
  • Antal sidor: 338
  • Utgivningsdatum: 2005-12-01
  • Förlag: Center for Japanese Studies, University of Michigan