In Search of Nature: The Japanese Writer Tayama Katai (1872-1930)Tayama Katai (1872 1930) was a major writer in Japan's modern history. He was the leader of the (later) naturalist movement around 1906 1912, and author of its representative novel "Futon" (1907), which established a trend of autobiographical novels. His perception of 'nature' changed through the years from natural beauty to the 'natural individual' on which Japanese later naturalism was based, following German models rather than French and ultimately fate, time and religion. All his writings are naturo-centric in one sense or another. In this ground-breaking study, "In Search of Nature," Kenneth G. Henshall provides a 'cradle-to-grave' account of Katai and his prose fiction, and also corrects the mistaken belief that Japanese naturalism was a failure. |
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In Search of Nature: The Japanese Writer Tayama Katai (1872-1930) Kenneth G. Henshall No preview available - 2012 |