Writers & Society in Modern Japan Irena Powell 1983 Kodansha Hardcover Book

Writers & Society in Modern Japan by Irena Powell, published by Kodansha International in 1983. This comprehensive survey explores the social explanations for the phenomenon of modern Japanese literature, examining its environment and background from the late nineteenth to early twentieth centuries. The text delves into the lives of Japanese writers who were influenced by Western ideas of individualism and democracy, their experimentation with art and new lifestyles, and the eventual decline of the bundan literary world. This hardcover edition includes a dust jacket and provides a scholarly look at the revolutionary ideals and naturalistic avant-garde movements that shaped the character of modern Japanese writing. Includes a bibliography and index for further research.