{"product_id":"literature-of-the-lost-home-kobayashi-hideo-literary-criticism-1924-1939-paperback","title":"Literature of the Lost Home: Kobayashi Hideo-Literary Criticism, 1924-1939 - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHideo Kobayashi\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003ePaul Anderer\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKobayashi Hideo (1902-83) was the most important Japanese literary critic of the twentieth century, as crucial a presence in his own literary culture as Edmund Wilson, Walter Benjamin, and Roland Barthes were in theirs.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIt is not too much to say that modern literary criticism in Japan begins with Kobayashi. Echoes of his judgments and values are everywhere present in modern Japanese literary discourse. Indeed, his impact on later criticism is such that writing \u003ci\u003eabout\u003c\/i\u003e Kobayashi has become something of a rite of passage for Japanese critics aspiring to literary leadership. This book is a collection of the most significant and enduring works from the period when Kobayashi established himself as Japan's preeminent literary critic.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eReviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Anderer has now given readers of English the opportunity to form their own conclusions [about Kobayashi]. This is no mean feat, as anyone who has dipped into the original texts knows, and for it he deserves much gratitude. . . . Given the difficulties of Kobayashi's style . . . translation is a paramount issue. Anderer has risen to the occasion admirably.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e--\u003ci\u003eMonumenta Nipponica\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"By making these widely read and often quoted essays available in English, Anderer has provided a valuable service.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e--\u003ci\u003eJapan Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eKobayashi Hideo (1902-83) was the most important Japanese literary critic of the twentieth century, as crucial a presence in his own literary culture as Edmund Wilson, Walter Benjamin, and Roland Barthes were in theirs.\u003cbr\u003eIt is not too much to say that modern literary criticism in Japan begins with Kobayashi. Echoes of his judgments and values are everywhere present in modern Japanese literary discourse. Indeed, his impact on later criticism is such that writing about Kobayashi has become something of a rite of passage for Japanese critics aspiring to literary leadership. This book is a collection of the most significant and enduring works from the period when Kobayashi established himself as Japan's preeminent literary critic.\u003cbr\u003eReviews\u003cbr\u003e\"Anderer has now given readers of English the opportunity to form their own conclusions [about Kobayashi]. This is no mean feat, as anyone who has dipped into the original texts knows, and for it he deserves much gratitude. . . . Given the difficulties of Kobayashi's style . . . translation is a paramount issue. Anderer has risen to the occasion admirably.\"\u003cbr\u003e--Monumenta Nipponica\u003cbr\u003e\"By making these widely read and often quoted essays available in English, Anderer has provided a valuable service.\"\u003cbr\u003e--Japan Quarterly \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnderer has now given readers of English the opportunity to form their own conclusions [about Kobayashi, Japan's preeminent literary critic]. This is no mean feat . . . and for it he deserves much gratitude. . . . Given the difficulties of Kobayashi's style . . . translation is a paramount issue. Anderer has risen to the occasion admirably.--Monumenta Nipponica\u003cbr\u003e\"By making these widely read and often quoted essays available in English, Anderer has provided a valuable service.\"--Japan Quarterly\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePaul Anderer is Professor of Japanese and Chairman of the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures at Columbia University.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.49 x 8.5 x 5.57 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 01, 2000\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42131175669895,"sku":"9780804741156","price":32.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/7ffad83db5d5ce41dece55417ee7efae.webp?v=1732616912","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/literature-of-the-lost-home-kobayashi-hideo-literary-criticism-1924-1939-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}