Rhetoric in Modern Japan: Western Influences on the Development of Narrative and Oratorical Style 9780824840570
Rhetoric in Modern Japan is the first volume to discuss the role of Western rhetoric in the creation of a modern Japanes
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English Pages 224 Year 2004
Table of contents :
Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part 1. The Tradition of Rhetoric
1. Western Rhetorical Tradition A Synopsis
2. Japanese Rhetorical Tradition Prior to the Meiji Era
Part 2. History of Rhetoric
3. The Golden Age of Oratory
4. The Supremacy of the Written Medium
5. A New Course in Rhetorical Inquiry
6. The Taishō Years
Part 3. Quest for a New Written Language
7. Rhetoric and the Genbun Itchi Movement
8. From Old to New Artistry Rhetorical Refinement as an Interpretive Paradigm
9. The Revival of Oratory in Late Meiji Japan
Epilogue: Rhetoric and Modern Japanese Literature
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part 1. The Tradition of Rhetoric
1. Western Rhetorical Tradition A Synopsis
2. Japanese Rhetorical Tradition Prior to the Meiji Era
Part 2. History of Rhetoric
3. The Golden Age of Oratory
4. The Supremacy of the Written Medium
5. A New Course in Rhetorical Inquiry
6. The Taishō Years
Part 3. Quest for a New Written Language
7. Rhetoric and the Genbun Itchi Movement
8. From Old to New Artistry Rhetorical Refinement as an Interpretive Paradigm
9. The Revival of Oratory in Late Meiji Japan
Epilogue: Rhetoric and Modern Japanese Literature
Notes
Bibliography
Index
- Author / Uploaded
- Massimiliano Tomasi
