Samurai with Telephones: Anachronism in Japanese Literature Volume 102

by Christopher Smith

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What is going on when a graphic novel has a twelfth-century samurai pick up a telephone to make a call, or a play has an ancient aristocrat teaching in a present-day schoolroom? Rather than regarding such anachronisms as errors, Samurai with Telephones develops a theory of how texts can use different types of anachronisms to challenge or rewrite history, play with history, or open history up to new possibilities. By applying this theoretical...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0472056875

ISBN13:9780472056873

Release Date:July 2024

Publisher:University of Michigan Press

Length:242 Pages

Weight:0.76 lbs.

Dimensions:0.6" x 6.1" x 9.0"

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History Literary Criticism Literary Criticism & Collections Social Science Social Sciences

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