{"product_id":"japanese-literary-theories-an-anthology-paperback","title":"Japanese Literary Theories: An Anthology - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eYoshiki Hidaka\u003c\/b\u003e (Contribution by), \u003cb\u003eHiroshi Iijima\u003c\/b\u003e (Contribution by), \u003cb\u003eMasahiro Iwamatsu\u003c\/b\u003e (Contribution by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eJapanese Literary Theories: An Anthology \u003c\/i\u003eis the English translation of the 2017 volume edited by Yasusuke Oura (\u003ci\u003eNihon Bungaku Riron: Ansorojii\u003c\/i\u003e), which grew from a unique collaboration between scholars of Western literatures and scholars of modern Japanese literature. Its eight thematic chapters on various aspects of literary theory each contain excerpts from representative texts by Japanese intellectuals, discussed against the background of Japan's ongoing negotiations with foreign ideas. The anthology offers a comprehensive image of the development of Japanese literary theories, from the beginning of the Meiji period in 1868 and up to the present day. The translation of this anthology, another collaborative project, brings to the English-speaking reader heretofore untranslated pieces by Japanese critics, scholars, and creative writers, providing a point of entry into a variety of intellectual discourses from modern and contemporary Japan. It enriches the repertoire of literary theories available in English, while shedding light on the ways in which literature and literary theory travel back and forth within various linguistic spheres, serving as central loci of intellectual negotiation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIrina Holca\u003c\/b\u003e, editor of the English translation, is associate professor of modern and contemporary Japanese literature at Tokyo University of Foreign Studies.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eYasusuke Oura\u003c\/b\u003e, editor of the Japanese anthology, is a specialist in literary theory and professor emeritus at Kyoto University.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 244\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 28, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45695217696870,"sku":"9781666963151","price":78.04,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/EPCpKyQPgN9781666963151.webp?v=1780607208","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/japanese-literary-theories-an-anthology-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}