The afterlife of Toyotomi Hideyoshi : historical fiction and popular culture in Japan /
Susan Westhafer Furukawa.
Bok Engelsk 2022
| Omfang | 260 sider
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| Opplysninger | Toyotomi Hideyoshi and Taikōki: a fictional hero emerges -- Hideyoshi's war: Yoshikawa Eiji's Shinsho Taikōki and Hideyoshi as World War II hero -- The salaryman samurai: Hideyoshi as business model -- The women of the realm: Hideyoshi as social criticism -- Things best left unseen: the problem of Hideyoshi in the twenty-first century -- Epilogue: Whither Hideyoshi?. - "By analyzing representations of the famous sixteenth-century samurai leader Toyotomi Hideyoshi in historical fiction, this book explores how and why Hideyoshi has had a continued and ever-changing presence in Japanese popular culture. These multiple fictionalized histories reveal a Hideyoshi who is always changing to meet the needs of the current era, expanding our understanding of the powerful role that historical narratives play in Japan"--
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| Emner | Oze, Hoan , 1564-1640 : Taikōki. : (NO-TrBIB)1634281496704
Toyotomi, Hideyoshi , 1537-1598 : (NO-TrBIB)1007825 Historical fiction, Japanese - History and criticism. Popular culture - Japan. |
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| ISBN | 9780674267923
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