A proximate remove: queering intimacy and loss in The tale of Genji
"How might queer theory transform our interpretations of medieval Japanese literature and how might this literature reorient the assumptions, priorities, and critical practices of queer theory? Through close readings of The Tale of Genji, an eleventh century text that depicts the lifestyles of...
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| Формат: | Электронный ресурс |
| Язык: | Английский |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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Oakland, California
University of California Press
[2021]
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| В: | Год: 2021 |
| Нормированные ключевые слова (последовательности): | B
Murasaki Shikibu 978-1016, Genji monogatari
B Girard, René 1923-2015 |
| Другие ключевые слова: | B
Genji monogatari (Murasaki Shikibu)
B Murasaki Shikibu (978?-) Genji monogatari Criticism and interpretation B Criticism, interpretation, etc B LITERARY CRITICISM / Asian / Japanese |
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| Итог: | "How might queer theory transform our interpretations of medieval Japanese literature and how might this literature reorient the assumptions, priorities, and critical practices of queer theory? Through close readings of The Tale of Genji, an eleventh century text that depicts the lifestyles of aristocrats during the Heian period, A Proximate Remove explores this question by mapping the destabilizing aesthetic, affective, and phenomenological dimensions of experiencing intimacy and loss. The spatiotemporal fissures Reginald Jackson calls 'proximate removes' suspend belief in prevailing structures. Beyond issues of sexuality, A Proximate Remove contends that Genji queers in its reluctance to romanticize or reproduce a flawed social order. This hesitation enhances how we engage premodern texts and question contemporary disciplinary stances"-- |
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| Примечание: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Объем: | 1 Online-Ressource |
| ISBN: | 978-0-520-38255-8 0-520-38255-2 |
