| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 227 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
Brill's Japanese studies library ; v. 37 |
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Brill's Japanese studies library ; v. 37.
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| Contents |
pt. 1. Theoretical visions. Mapping out theories of sexuality and sexual fantasies -- pt. 2. The act of writing/reading male homosexual fantasies. L'homme fatal and (dis)empowered women in Mari Mari's male homosexual trilogy ; Perverse aesthetics in Taeko Kono's "Toddler-hunting": the beating father, the beaten boy, and a female masochist ; The decadent aesthetics of male homosexuality in Kanoko Okamoto's "The bygone world" ; Rieko Matsuura's The reverse version: the theme of girl-addressing-girl and male homosexual fantasies ; Perverse sexualities, perverse desires: representations of female fantasies and Yaoi Manga as pornography directed at women -- pt. 3. Translations. "The lover's forest" (Mari Mori) ; "The bygone world" (Kanoko Okamoto) ; "Chiyoko" (Rieko Matsuura) -- Conclusion |
| Summary |
By systematically analyzing the process of female fantasy formation, this book represents the first extensive critical attempt to examine Japanese women's narratives of male homosexuality, including both purely literary works (with English translations) and material derived from popular culture |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Erotic literature, Japanese -- History and criticism
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Japanese literature -- Women authors -- History and criticism
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Authors and readers -- Japan -- History -- 20th century
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Women and literature -- Japan
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LITERARY CRITICISM -- Asian -- General.
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Authors and readers
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Erotic literature, Japanese
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Japanese literature -- Women authors
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Women and literature
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Japanisch
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Literatur
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Autorin
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Mann
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Homosexualität
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Erotik
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Japan
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2012003072 |
| ISBN |
9789004227002 |
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9004227008 |
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9781280496196 |
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1280496193 |
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