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Numéro d'OCLC
846796180
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Auteur
Young, Matthew,
Titre
Evolution in literature : Natsume Sōseki's theory and practice
Diplôme
M.A. -- McGill University, 2012
Éditeur
Montreal : McGill University Libraries, [2012]
©2012
Description
1 online resource
Notes
Thesis supervisor: Thomas Lamarre (Internal/Supervisor).
Includes bibliographical references.
Résumé
"In Bungakuron (Principles of Literature), Natsume Sōseki applies concepts of evolution to dynamics in literature, consciousness, and society. Although he posits that transformations occur in literature and literary movements in a largely contingent and non-teleological manner, he also suggests that development and progress occur in these domains in the direction of ever-increasing differentiation and complexity. In response to the alienating effects of such differentiation and individualization over the course of modernization, he explores the potential for other relations to arise. Such potentiality is largely conceived in terms of affective processes, including forms of "pure experience." This thesis explores Sōseki's theory and works of literature including Wagahai wa neko de aru (I am a Cat), Koto no sorane (Hearing Things), Shumi no iden (The Heredity of Taste), and Kusamakura (Grass Pillow), considering ethical questions raised in the context of themes of war, trauma, and the relation between subjects and the nation-state."--
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Sujet
Literature Asian