Isbn: 9780801425806 - voices of the past: the status of language in eighteenth-century japanese discourse (4 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. xiv, 349 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. VG blue cloth, lacks DJ. Summary:Toward the end of the seventeenth century, Naoki Sakai maintains, a radical change took place in Japanese discourse--the sudden emergence of multiple new possibilities of conceptualizing the world. In this brilliant and searching reinterpretation of the cultural history of the Tokugawa period, Sakai traces this shift across a spectrum of artistic and critical texts from puppet theater to Confucian commentary. He asserts that during this time a new emphasis was placed on textual performance, practice, and communication, and he illuminates its ethical and political consequences. Sakai draws upon the insights of recent critical theory as he explores the historical consciousness of texts and the self-consciousness of language itself. Analyzing the conditions of discourse formation, he seeks to suggest how language may be used to inform historical investigation. He first considers the Confucian philosopher Ito Jinsai's critiques of Neo-Confucianism. Showing how the historical other was constructed and theorized, Sakai discusses key works of visual art, performance pieces, poetry, and wakun, a genre of graphic translation. Finally, he considers writings representative of intellectual movements that began to construct the identity of the Japanese language and culture.…

1st edition. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-dulled dust wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 349 pp. Subjects; Hon?yaku iin shachu? Japan. Asian Studies. Language Arts & Linguistics. Philosophy, Modern 18th century. Japanese language Philosophy. Intellectual life. 1 Kg.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: VG+. 349 pages in excellent condition. Blue hardcovers with gilt titles on the spine. Corners not bumped. Blue/red DJ with white titles. Very light wear on corners and edges. FINE/VG+. Book.