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Tale of Genji and its Chinese Precursors
Tale of Genji and its Chinese Precursors
In The Tale of Genji and Its Chinese Precursors: Beyond the Boundaries of Nation, Class, and Gender, Jindan Ni departs from a “nativist” tradition which views The Tale of Genji as ...
Tolkien on Chaucer, 1913-1959
Tolkien on Chaucer, 1913-1959
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This book makes available J. R. R. Tolkien’s career-long writings on Chaucer from his 1913 undergraduate essay on the poet’s language to his 1959 retirement...
Swan Maidens: Captivity and Sexuality
Swan Maidens: Captivity and Sexuality
The ancient Indian tale of Urvaśī, the earliest swan tale known to exist, underscores and highlights themes of female captivity, human shape-shifting in and out of animal forms, ma...
“The Living God” and the Provenance of Joseph and Aseneth
“The Living God” and the Provenance of Joseph and Aseneth
Chapter 1 addresses the disputed date and provenance of Joseph and Aseneth. The question of whether the tale is “Jewish or Christian?” is the central frame in which its provenance ...
The Tale of Terror and the ‘Medico-Popular’
The Tale of Terror and the ‘Medico-Popular’
This chapter argues that the ‘tale of terror’ may be read as a form of hybrid ‘medico-popular’ writing to be classed alongside non-fiction medical texts such as Robert Macnish’s Th...
Ecocriticism in Japan
Ecocriticism in Japan
What can ecocriticism do when engaging with Japanese literature and culture? This edited volume Ecocriticism in Japan attempts to answer this question. The contributors place thems...