Origins of Modern Japanese Literature Karatani Kojin 1993 Duke University Press

Origins of Modern Japanese Literature by Karatani Kojin offers a profound critique of modern Japanese literary history, challenging Western assumptions of centrality and originality. Published by Duke University Press in 1993, this English translation edited by Brett de Bary includes a foreword by Fredric Jameson. The text explores the development of cultural concepts like interiority, landscape, and the state through a series of insightful essays. This paperback edition is part of the Post-Contemporary Interventions series and serves as a landmark work in critical theory and Asian studies. Note that there are minor markings on the outer edge of the pages as shown in the photos.