Breaking into Japanese Literature/Identity: Tatemae and Honne
Loading...
Date
Authors
Ishii, Tetsuo
Saravia Vargas, José Roberto
Saravia Vargas, Juan Carlos
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
Volume Title
Publisher
Revista Impossibilia, n. 2, Octubre 2011
Abstract
ABSTRACT: Due to the application of Euro-centered methods of interpretation, literary criticism has
overlooked key social aspects that are characteristic of Japanese literature. Among these much-neglected
characteristics one can include the paired concepts tatemae and honne. By incorporating those concepts
into a reading of Japanese texts, the reader can discover social issues previously unseen. Banana
Yosimoto’s novel Kitchen is used to illustrate the different interactions of tatemae and honne.
Description
Keywords
Literatura Japonesa, Banana Yoshimoto, 1964-, Interpretación literaria, Japanese Literature, Literary Interpretation, Tatemae and Honne
Citation
http://www.impossibilia.org/revista/numero-2/breaking-into-japanese-literatureidentity-tatemae-and-honne-%e2%80%93-tetsuo-ishii-jose-roberto-saravia-vargas-y-juan-carlos-saravia-vargas/