Preface
         Abbreviations Used in the Notes and Bibliography
         Preliminary Remarks on Procedures
         Introduction
         I. Context and Origins
         1. Historical and Cultural Context
         2. Shizenshugi—Japanese Naturalism
         3. Tayama Katai—A Japanese Naturalist
         The Question of “Influence”
         West–East Elective Affinities
         “Misunderstandings”
         Innovation as Renovation
         4. “Futon”
         Autobiographical Elements
         The Influence of Hauptmann
         The Genealogy of the Work
         “Reinforcements” in Contemporary Literature
         5. The “Theoretical” Reception of “Futon”—Reviews and Essays
         6. The “Practical” Reception of “Futon”—Imitations and Parodies
         II. Shishōsetsu Research
         7. General Observations on the State of Research
         8. The “Classics” of Shishōsetsu Research
         Kobayashi Hideo: “Watakushishōsetsuron”
         Itō Sei: Shōsetsu no hōhō
         Nakamura Mitsuo: Fūzoku shōsetsuron
         Hirano Ken: Geijutsu to jisseikatsu
         9. A Survey of Shishōsetsu Research
         History of Shishōsetsu and of Shishōsetsu Theory
         Shishōsetsu Authors and Works
         Special Aspects of Shishōsetsu
         Recent Trends in Shishōsetsu Research, 1979–1988
         III. Genre Theory
         10. History of the Term
         Predecessors of Shishōsetsu
         Theoretical Premises
         The Origins of the Term Watakushishōsetsu
         11. The Literary Debate Surrounding Shishōsetsu
         The Context of the Discussion
         The Dispute over Shishōsetsu
         12. Conventional Definitions of Shishōsetsu
         13. Genre Theory in Japan
         14. Shishōsetsu—An Attempt to Define the Genre
         Preliminary Thoughts
         Outline of a Structural Model
         IV. Transformations in Shishōsetsu
         15. Literary Evolution—An Outline
         16. Shishōsetsu—Examples and Analysis
         Iwano Hōmei: “Tandeki” (1909)
         Chikamatsu Shūkō: “Giwaku” (1913)
         Shiga Naoya: “Wakai” (1917)
         Kasai Zenzō: “Ko o tsurete” (1918)
         Kikuchi Kan: “Tomo to tomo to no aida” (1918)
         Hayashi Fumiko: Hōrōki (1928–1930)
         Dazai Osamu: Ningen shikkaku (1948)
         Miura Tetsuo: “Shinobugawa” (1960)
         V. Shishōsetsu within the System of Literary Communication
         17. Introductory Remarks
         18. Shishōsetsu’s Communicative Function
         The Author of Shishōsetsu
         The Hero in Shishōsetsu
         The Shishōsetsu Reader
         19. Aspects of Traditionalism
         Diaries and Miscellany Literature
         “Lyricism”
         Nature Mysticism
         20. The Cultural Code
         The Makoto Principle
         Empiricism
         The Myth of Immediacy
         Irrationalism and Fatalism
         21. Shishōsetsu—A Critical Assessment
         Bibliography
         Appendix to the Bibliography
         Index of Persons and Works
         Subject Index
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