Good bad girls : male writers’ romanticization of prostitutes in the post war era

This thesis explores four Japanese male writers' romantic representations of prostitutes during the post-war period, specifically the period of the U.S. occupation of Japan (1945-1952). Literary works examined here exemplify the writers' adherence to idealized versions of femininity in the...

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Main Author: Harada, Kazue
Language:English
Published: 2009
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/13928