Breaking into Japanese Literature/Identity: Tatemae and Honne

Due to the application of Euro-centered methods of interpretation, literary criticism hasoverlooked key social aspects that are characteristic of Japanese literature. Among these much-neglectedcharacteristics one can include the paired concepts tatemae and honne. By incorporating those conceptsinto...

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Main Authors: Tetsuo Ishii, José Roberto Saravia Vargas, Juan Carlos Saravia Vargas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Asociación Cultural Impossibilia 2011-10-01
Series:Impossibilia: Revista Internacional de Estudios Literarios
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Online Access:http://www.impossibilia.org/static/descargas/numero-2/breaking-into-japanese-literature-identity-tatemae-honne-tetsuo-ishii-jose-roberto-saravia-vargas-juan-carlos-saravia-vargas.pdf
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spelling doaj-c0a437ef1fa34a0e88869ce0d204fc3a2020-11-24T21:08:15ZengAsociación Cultural ImpossibiliaImpossibilia: Revista Internacional de Estudios Literarios2174-24642011-10-01128195Breaking into Japanese Literature/Identity: Tatemae and HonneTetsuo IshiiJosé Roberto Saravia VargasJuan Carlos Saravia VargasDue to the application of Euro-centered methods of interpretation, literary criticism hasoverlooked key social aspects that are characteristic of Japanese literature. Among these much-neglectedcharacteristics one can include the paired concepts tatemae and honne. By incorporating those conceptsinto a reading of Japanese texts, the reader can discover social issues previously unseen. BananaYosimoto’s novel Kitchen is used to illustrate the different interactions of tatemae and honne.http://www.impossibilia.org/static/descargas/numero-2/breaking-into-japanese-literature-identity-tatemae-honne-tetsuo-ishii-jose-roberto-saravia-vargas-juan-carlos-saravia-vargas.pdfJapaneseliteratureinterpretationtatemaesocietyBanana Yoshimoto.
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author Tetsuo Ishii
José Roberto Saravia Vargas
Juan Carlos Saravia Vargas
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José Roberto Saravia Vargas
Juan Carlos Saravia Vargas
Breaking into Japanese Literature/Identity: Tatemae and Honne
Impossibilia: Revista Internacional de Estudios Literarios
Japanese
literature
interpretation
tatemae
society
Banana Yoshimoto.
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José Roberto Saravia Vargas
Juan Carlos Saravia Vargas
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title Breaking into Japanese Literature/Identity: Tatemae and Honne
title_short Breaking into Japanese Literature/Identity: Tatemae and Honne
title_full Breaking into Japanese Literature/Identity: Tatemae and Honne
title_fullStr Breaking into Japanese Literature/Identity: Tatemae and Honne
title_full_unstemmed Breaking into Japanese Literature/Identity: Tatemae and Honne
title_sort breaking into japanese literature/identity: tatemae and honne
publisher Asociación Cultural Impossibilia
series Impossibilia: Revista Internacional de Estudios Literarios
issn 2174-2464
publishDate 2011-10-01
description Due to the application of Euro-centered methods of interpretation, literary criticism hasoverlooked key social aspects that are characteristic of Japanese literature. Among these much-neglectedcharacteristics one can include the paired concepts tatemae and honne. By incorporating those conceptsinto a reading of Japanese texts, the reader can discover social issues previously unseen. BananaYosimoto’s novel Kitchen is used to illustrate the different interactions of tatemae and honne.
topic Japanese
literature
interpretation
tatemae
society
Banana Yoshimoto.
url http://www.impossibilia.org/static/descargas/numero-2/breaking-into-japanese-literature-identity-tatemae-honne-tetsuo-ishii-jose-roberto-saravia-vargas-juan-carlos-saravia-vargas.pdf
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