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The Literature of Shibata Renzaburo and a New Perspective on Nihilism in Postwar Japan, 1945 – 1978

Vorobiev, Artem
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3037-9088
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1511819753995335

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2017, Doctor of Philosophy, Ohio State University, East Asian Languages and Literatures.
This dissertation intends to delineate and explore the work of Shibata Renzaburo (1917-1978), author of kengo shosetsu novels, the genre of historical and adventure novels, which occupies a large and important niche in popular Japanese literature of the twentieth century. Shibata Renzaburo is widely known in Japan; his works have seen numerous editions and reprints, and a number of his most popular works have been adapted for film and television. Shibata Renzaburo is an iconic writer in that he was instrumental in establishing and solidifying the kengo shosetsu genre, a genre in which stories were usually set in the Edo period (1603-1868) and which involved elaborate plots and revolved around fictional master swordsmen, featuring intrigue, adventure, masterful swordplay, and fast-paced narratives. While the notion of a master swordsman protagonist was not new and came about during the prewar period, Shibata’s writing differed from prewar works in several important aspects. One of the points of difference is the role and influence of French literature in Shibata’s work, in particular, in the character of Nemuri Kyoshiro, the protagonist of the eponymous Nemuri Kyoshiro series.
Richard Torrance, Ph. D. (Advisor)
273 p.
Asian Literature; Asian Studies; Literature; Modern Literature
Shibata Renzaburo; Nemuri Kyoshiro; kengo shosetsu; jidai shosetsu; taishu bungaku; Nakazato Kaizan; Daibosatsu toge; Japanese literature; popular literature; nihilism; yomikiri; Nemuri Kyoshiro burai hikae; Ume isshi; Hitokiri Hanpei; Gokenin Zankuro

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  • Vorobiev, A. (2017). The Literature of Shibata Renzaburo and a New Perspective on Nihilism in Postwar Japan, 1945 – 1978 [Doctoral dissertation, Ohio State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1511819753995335

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  • Vorobiev, Artem. The Literature of Shibata Renzaburo and a New Perspective on Nihilism in Postwar Japan, 1945 – 1978. 2017. Ohio State University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1511819753995335.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Vorobiev, Artem. "The Literature of Shibata Renzaburo and a New Perspective on Nihilism in Postwar Japan, 1945 – 1978." Doctoral dissertation, Ohio State University, 2017. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1511819753995335

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