Abstract:Regarded highly as a poet during her lifetime, today Akazome Emon receives far less attention than some of her contemporaries. The imbalance obscures important aspects of Heian literary practice and its place in court society. This article redresses this neglect by focusing on her personal poetry collection, particularly the proxy poems (daisaku uta) she composed for others. Reevaluation of this overlooked practice brings out the social dimensions fundamental to Heian poetry. As many of Akazome's proxy poems were written on behalf of her children, examination of them also sheds light on the character of Heian family life.
{"title":"Versifying for Others: Akazome Emon's Proxy Poems","authors":"Takeshi Watanabe","doi":"10.1353/mni.2022.0023","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1353/mni.2022.0023","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract:Regarded highly as a poet during her lifetime, today Akazome Emon receives far less attention than some of her contemporaries. The imbalance obscures important aspects of Heian literary practice and its place in court society. This article redresses this neglect by focusing on her personal poetry collection, particularly the proxy poems (daisaku uta) she composed for others. Reevaluation of this overlooked practice brings out the social dimensions fundamental to Heian poetry. As many of Akazome's proxy poems were written on behalf of her children, examination of them also sheds light on the character of Heian family life.","PeriodicalId":54069,"journal":{"name":"MONUMENTA NIPPONICA","volume":"77 1","pages":"1 - 26"},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2022-09-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47733946","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A Social History of Literacy in Japan ed. by Richard Rubinger (review)","authors":"Mark Lincicome","doi":"10.1353/mni.2022.0029","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1353/mni.2022.0029","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":54069,"journal":{"name":"MONUMENTA NIPPONICA","volume":"77 1","pages":"119 - 125"},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2022-09-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49528965","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Religion, Power, and the Rise of Shinto in Early Modern Japan ed. by Stefan Köck et al. (review)","authors":"M. Hayek","doi":"10.1353/mni.2022.0030","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1353/mni.2022.0030","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":54069,"journal":{"name":"MONUMENTA NIPPONICA","volume":"77 1","pages":"125 - 130"},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2022-09-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46520399","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Maiko Masquerade: Crafting Geisha Girlhood in Japan by Jan Bardsley (review)","authors":"S. Napier","doi":"10.1353/mni.2022.0046","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1353/mni.2022.0046","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":54069,"journal":{"name":"MONUMENTA NIPPONICA","volume":"77 1","pages":"201 - 205"},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2022-09-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48506684","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Uncertain Powers: Sen'yōmon-in and Landownership by Royal Women in Early Medieval Japan by Sachiko Kawai (review)","authors":"Paula R. Curtis","doi":"10.1353/mni.2022.0027","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1353/mni.2022.0027","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":54069,"journal":{"name":"MONUMENTA NIPPONICA","volume":"77 1","pages":"109 - 115"},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2022-09-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44863870","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A Medicated Empire: The Pharmaceutical Industry and Modern Japan by Timothy M. Yang (review)","authors":"Hiromi Mizuno","doi":"10.1353/mni.2022.0035","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1353/mni.2022.0035","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":54069,"journal":{"name":"MONUMENTA NIPPONICA","volume":"77 1","pages":"149 - 155"},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2022-09-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44992439","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
studies, as well as activists and advocates for social justice. As a collection of case studies about human diversity, it is certain to appeal to readers from a wide range of backgrounds and therefore well-suited for teaching in undergraduate and graduate courses. Perhaps by using Reframing Disability in Manga in their courses, instructors may become involved in Okuyama’s project and raise a new generation of activists who use manga to enact social change.
{"title":"Intimate Disconnections: Divorce and the Romance of Independence in Contemporary Japan by Allison Alexy (review)","authors":"H. Fuess","doi":"10.1353/mni.2022.0045","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1353/mni.2022.0045","url":null,"abstract":"studies, as well as activists and advocates for social justice. As a collection of case studies about human diversity, it is certain to appeal to readers from a wide range of backgrounds and therefore well-suited for teaching in undergraduate and graduate courses. Perhaps by using Reframing Disability in Manga in their courses, instructors may become involved in Okuyama’s project and raise a new generation of activists who use manga to enact social change.","PeriodicalId":54069,"journal":{"name":"MONUMENTA NIPPONICA","volume":"77 1","pages":"197 - 201"},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2022-09-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49176197","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Abstract:In the late sixteenth century, typographic printing technologies arrived in Japan in the form of war spoils taken during Japanese invasions of Korea and as proselytizing tools of the Jesuit missionaries. Shortly after, from around 1599, local artisans began to produce "old movable type" works that bore unmistakable signs of foreign influence. Despite being produced for less than half a century, these works brought about a paradigm shift, initiating the rise of commercial publishing. Previous research has focused mainly on whether it was the Korean or Jesuit technologies that inspired local printing. However, this article offers a new approach. By focusing on those local works that included the use of hiragana script and comparing them with those produced by the Jesuits, this article is able to demonstrate a rich and nuanced history of typography in place of favoring either foreign influence.
{"title":"Jesuit Printing and Hiragana Books","authors":"Sasaki Takahiro, M. Burtscher","doi":"10.1353/mni.2022.0025","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1353/mni.2022.0025","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract:In the late sixteenth century, typographic printing technologies arrived in Japan in the form of war spoils taken during Japanese invasions of Korea and as proselytizing tools of the Jesuit missionaries. Shortly after, from around 1599, local artisans began to produce \"old movable type\" works that bore unmistakable signs of foreign influence. Despite being produced for less than half a century, these works brought about a paradigm shift, initiating the rise of commercial publishing. Previous research has focused mainly on whether it was the Korean or Jesuit technologies that inspired local printing. However, this article offers a new approach. By focusing on those local works that included the use of hiragana script and comparing them with those produced by the Jesuits, this article is able to demonstrate a rich and nuanced history of typography in place of favoring either foreign influence.","PeriodicalId":54069,"journal":{"name":"MONUMENTA NIPPONICA","volume":"77 1","pages":"27 - 75"},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2022-09-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47386785","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The decision to limit comparative digressions in this text, however, does not weaken its central argument or the importance of the two-world vision it presents. What is perhaps most exciting about Two-World Literature is that it opens a serious and thoughtful dialogue about a writer who, like so many writers today, has stepped beyond the limiting barriers of national literatures, yet has also avoided the pitfalls of one-world thinking—parochialism, universalism, hyper-relativism. There certainly is nothing parochial about Ishiguro’s writing or about his approach to the world at large. He occupies a liminal space between two cultures, bi-cultural if not quite bilingual (he does not read or write Japanese), playfully manipulating cultural stereotypes and constructing characters who, like himself, perhaps, remain just a little confused about where they are, how they got there, and where they belong. This is actually not a bad place to be; indeed, it has freed Ishiguro to reinvent the two worlds he inhabits in his own image, according to his own imagination, without reference to the expectations of others. Suter’s work has most usefully positioned Ishiguro within that body of unapologetically (and why should they apologize?) “misfit” writers who are the present and future of writing in a world that has long since gone global. Two-World Literature is a welcome contribution to the ever-widening conversation about world literature and global writing.
{"title":"Healing Labor: Japanese Sex Work in the Gendered Economy by Gabriele Koch (review)","authors":"F. Gygi","doi":"10.1353/mni.2022.0043","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1353/mni.2022.0043","url":null,"abstract":"The decision to limit comparative digressions in this text, however, does not weaken its central argument or the importance of the two-world vision it presents. What is perhaps most exciting about Two-World Literature is that it opens a serious and thoughtful dialogue about a writer who, like so many writers today, has stepped beyond the limiting barriers of national literatures, yet has also avoided the pitfalls of one-world thinking—parochialism, universalism, hyper-relativism. There certainly is nothing parochial about Ishiguro’s writing or about his approach to the world at large. He occupies a liminal space between two cultures, bi-cultural if not quite bilingual (he does not read or write Japanese), playfully manipulating cultural stereotypes and constructing characters who, like himself, perhaps, remain just a little confused about where they are, how they got there, and where they belong. This is actually not a bad place to be; indeed, it has freed Ishiguro to reinvent the two worlds he inhabits in his own image, according to his own imagination, without reference to the expectations of others. Suter’s work has most usefully positioned Ishiguro within that body of unapologetically (and why should they apologize?) “misfit” writers who are the present and future of writing in a world that has long since gone global. Two-World Literature is a welcome contribution to the ever-widening conversation about world literature and global writing.","PeriodicalId":54069,"journal":{"name":"MONUMENTA NIPPONICA","volume":"77 1","pages":"187 - 191"},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2022-09-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46290533","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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