Western scholars have tended to read Heian literature through the prism of female experience, stressing the imbalance of power in courtship and looking for evidence that women hoped to move beyond the constraints of marriage politics. Paul Schalowâs original and challenging work inherits these concerns about the transcendence of love and carries them into a new realm of inquiryâthe suffering of noblemen and the literary record of their hopes for transcendence through friendship. He traces this recurring theme, which he labels "courtly male friendship," in five important literary works ranging from the tenth-century Tale of Ise to the early eleventh-century Tale of Genji.
Whether authored by men or women, the depictions of male friendship addressed in this work convey the differing perspectives of male and female authors profoundly shaped by their gender roles in the court aristocracy. Schalowâs analysis clarifies in particular how Heian literature articulates the noblemanâs wish to be known and appreciated fully by another man.
Categories:
- Literature & Fiction
- History & Criticism
- Regional & Cultural
- Asian
- Japanese
- Asian
- Regional & Cultural
- History & Criticism
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
Author : Schalow, Paul Gordon
Language : English
Edition : New Edition
Published :2006-12-31
Number Of Pages : 232
Binding : hardcover
ISBN-10 : 0824830202
ISBN-13 : 9780824830205
Item weight : 0.95 lb
Dimensions : 1 in x 6.2 in x 8.9 in
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