Suicidal honor : General Nogi and the writings of Mori 叧ai and Natsume S寳eki /

Suicidal honor : General Nogi and the writings of Mori 叧ai and Natsume S寳eki /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bargen, Doris G.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Honolulu : University of Hawai預ress, c2006.
Subjects:
Nogi, Maresuke, > 1849-1912.
Nogi, Maresuke, > 1849-1912 > In literature.
Mori, 叧ai, > 1862-1922 > Criticism and interpretation.
Natsume, S寳eki, > 1867-1916 > Criticism and interpretation.
Seppuku.
Suicide in literature.
Japanese literature > 1868- > History and criticism.
Table of Contents:
  • "Following one's lord into death". Sacrifice and self-sacrifice ; The Japanese custom of junshi
  • Nogi in history. Nogi's life sentences ; The sword and the brush
  • Nogi in literature. Mori 叧ai's junshi stories. "Okitsu Yagoemon no isho" (first version): junshi postponed ; "Sahashi Jingor寢: anything but seppuku ; "Okitsu Yagoemon no isho" (second version): a spectacle for the lord's successor ; "Abe ichizoku": the perplexities of permission ; Mori 叧ai's "Sakai jiken": rebellion and martyrdom ; Natsume S寳eki's Kokoro: living as though dead
  • Coda: last stands in ancient Rome and modern Japan.

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