Objects of Discourse: Memoirs by Women of Heian Japan Volume 54

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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 men's 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...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:1929280343

ISBN13:9781929280346

Release Date:December 2005

Publisher:U of M Center for Japanese Studies

Length:338 Pages

Weight:0.60 lbs.

Dimensions:1.0" x 6.3" x 9.1"

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Literary Criticism Literary Criticism & Collections Social Science Social Sciences

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