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The Dilemma of the Modern in Japanese Fiction

By: Dennis C. Washburn

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The Dilemma of the Modern in Japanese Fiction

By: Dennis C. Washburn

This book looks at modernity in Japanese literary culture as a continuing historical dynamic rather than as merely the product of the intense Westernization of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The author links the modern in Japan to a sense of cultural discontinuity that may be located in fictional narratives before the encounter of Japan with the West, and he argues that modernity in Meiji Japan can be understood in terms of cultural conflict--not only Japan versus the West, but also Japan's present versus its past. Washburn compares readings from Meiji literature with readings from pre-Meiji and post-Meiji works. He begins with Genji monogatari (early eleventh century) and the Hojoki (1212), continues with stories by Saikaku (late seventeenth century), and ends with a consideration of selected texts from the Meiji period (1868-1912) through the end of the Second World War. Washburn focuses on common thematic elements that recur over time and on such formal considerations as voice and perspective that evolve historically to give expression to the sense of the modern. Using this approach, he is able to look at many individual authors in a new way and to present significant reevaluations of many important texts. This book is also a study of the East Asian Institute, Columbia University.

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332

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Yale University Press

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0300105258

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9780300105254

Popular Children’s Literature in Britain

By: Julia Briggs,Dennis Butts

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Popular Children’s Literature in Britain

By: Julia Briggs,Dennis Butts

The astonishing success of J.K. Rowling and other contemporary children's authors has demonstrated how passionately children can commit to the books they love. But this kind of devotion is not new. This timely volume takes up the challenge of assessing the complex interplay of forces that have created the popularity of children's books both today and in the past. The essays collected here ask about the meanings and values that have been ascribed to the term 'popular'. They consider whether popularity can be imposed, or if it must always emerge from children's preferences. And they investigate how the Harry Potter phenomenon fits into a repeated cycle of success and decline within the publishing industry. Whether examining eighteenth-century chapbooks, fairy tales, science schoolbooks, Victorian adventures, waif novels or school stories, these essays show how historical and publishing contexts are vital in determining which books will succeed and which will fail, which bestsellers will endure and which will fade quickly into obscurity. As they considering the fiction of Angela Brazil, Enid Blyton, Roald Dahl and J.K. Rowling, the contributors carefully analyse how authorial talent and cultural contexts combine, in often unpredictable ways, to generate - and sometimes even sustain - literary success.

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541

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Routledge

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1351910035

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9781351910033

The Cavalries in the Nashville Campaign

By: Dennis W. Belcher

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The Cavalries in the Nashville Campaign

By: Dennis W. Belcher

The Nashville Campaign, culminating with the last major battle of the Civil War, is one of the most compelling and controversial campaigns of the conflict. The campaign pitted the young and energetic James Harrison Wilson and his Union cavalry against the cunning and experienced Nathan Bedford Forrest with his Confederate cavalry. This book is an analysis of contributions made by the two opposing cavalry forces and provides new insights and details into the actions of the cavalry during the battle. This campaign highlighted important changes in cavalry tactics and never in the Civil War was there closer support by the cavalry for infantry actions than for the Union forces in the Battle of Nashville. The retreat by Cheatham's corps and the Battle of the Barricade receive a more in-depth discussion than in previous works on this battle. The importance of this campaign cannot be overstated as a different outcome of this battle could have altered history. The Nashville Campaign reflected the stark realities of the war across the country in December 1864 and would mark an important part of the death knell for the Confederacy.

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384

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McFarland

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1476675996

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9781476675992

Psychology

A Journey (Study Guide)

By: Dennis Coon

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Psychology

A Journey (Study Guide)

By: Dennis Coon

Written by Dennis Coon, this comprehensive guide includes a chapter overview, detailed learning objectives, and a series of quizzes. The fill-in-the blank sections enables the student to "Recite and Review" while the matching sections allow students to label art and figures and pin down key terms. These are followed by a series of True/False questions, more fill-ins, and finally, a Mastery Test made up of approximately 35-40 multiple choice questions.

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324

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Wadsworth Publishing Company

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053463267X

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9780534632670

The Dilemma of the Modern in Japanese Fiction

By: Dennis Charles Washburn

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The Dilemma of the Modern in Japanese Fiction

By: Dennis Charles Washburn

This book examines modernity in Japanese literary culture as a continuing historical dynamic rather than merely the product of the intense Westernization of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The author links the modern in Japan to a sense of cultural discontinuity that may be located in fictional narratives before the encounter of Japan with the West, and he argues that modernity in Meiji Japan can be understood in terms of cultural conflict - not only Japan versus the West but also Japan's present versus its past. Dennis Washburn compares readings from Meiji literature with readings from pre-Meiji and post-Meiji works. He begins with Genji monogatari (early eleventh century) and the Hojoki (1212) continues with stories by Saikaku (late seventeenth century), and ends with a consideration of selected texts from the Meiji period (1868-1912) through the end of the Second World War. Washburn focuses on common thematic elements that recur over time and on such formal considerations as voice and perspective that evolve historically to give expression to a sense of the modern. Using this approach, he is able to look at individual authors in a new way and present significant reevaluations of many important texts.

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0300059973

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The Dilemma of the Modern in Japanese Fiction

The Dilemma of the Modern in Japanese Fiction

Popular Children’s Literature in Britain

Popular Children’s Literature in Britain

The Cavalries in the Nashville Campaign

The Cavalries in the Nashville Campaign

Psychology

Psychology

The Dilemma of the Modern in Japanese Fiction

The Dilemma of the Modern in Japanese Fiction

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