The strong and the weak in Japanese literature [electronic resource] : discrimination, egalitarianism, nationalism / Fuminobu Murakami.
Series: Routledge advances in Asia-Pacific studies ; 11.Publication details: Milton Park, Abingdon ; New York : Routledge, 2010.Description: x, 195 p. : illISBN:- 9780203851593
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Introduction -- 2. The strong and the weak in Japanese religious, philosophical and political writings -- 3. Ugly ladies in The tale of Genji -- 4. Women, humble men and insulted people in The tale of the Heike -- 5. Sacrifice and revenge, love and war, and a world without violence in The eight dog chronicles -- 6. Dancing girl, geisha, mistress and wife in Kawabata Yasunari's stories : The dancing girl of Izu, Snow country, Thousand cranes and the sound of the mountain -- 7. Conclusion.
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