{"product_id":"9798216393078","title":"Antithetical History of Contemporary Japanese Poetry Twenty-First Century Poets and Politics","description":"\u003ch3\u003eNew Studies in Modern Japan\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eAntithetical History of Contemporary Japanese Poetry\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eTwenty-First Century Poets and Politics\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eLeith Morton | Douglas Slaymaker | William Tsutsui\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eSocial Science \/ Ethnic Studies \/ Asian Studies\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eProviding both literary-historical context and in-depth poetry analysis, this book traces major changes in twenty-first century Japanese poetry.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The book examines three major contemporary poets: Tanikawa Shuntaro, Yotsumoto Yasuhiro, and Koike Masayo, as well as women's voices in contemporary poetry and poetry composed on the theme of politics. Leith Morton examines how these domains were influenced by technology and catastrophe; some poets retreated into the subjectivity of the self, while other poets boldly struck out to confront Japanese society.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In part one, the book begins with a historical analysis of representative Japanese women poets followed by a chapter investigating the work of a few famous contemporary poets who have taken up political themes, including agitprop verse published online.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In part two, Morton examines Tanikawa, Yotsumoto, and Koike's works. He traces the figurative and antithetical interrelations between these three major poets and the complex interplay of influence between their works.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eLeith Morton\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor Emeritus at the Institute of Science Tokyo, Japan and Academic Affiliate in the School of Languages and Cultures at the University of Sydney, Australia.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e04 February 2027\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9798216393078\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e240\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51333862391948,"sku":"9798216393078","price":108.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_669b216f-a0aa-4dc2-9839-945e054ce9c8.jpg?v=1783617183","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9798216393078","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}