Heterosexualizing the Bishōnen
Ambivalence in Izumi Kyōka's Yōken kibun
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6083621 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Nina Cornyetz (0000-0001-6313-0353, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 47 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 381-409 |
| Publication date | 2021-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Japanese Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0095-6848 • E-ISSN: 1549-4721 |
| Publisher | Project MUSE (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1353/jjs.2021.0046 |
| OpenAlex | W4249278531 |
| Language | EN |
This article has a twofold trajectory. First, it analyzes how the narration strategies of Izumi Kyōka's Yōken kibun (The tale of the enchanted sword, 1920) enfold a premodern set of anecdotes within a modern narrative framework. As I describe in some detail, this narrative logic results in an oscillation between premodern and modern literary norms. Second, it shows how Kyōka's specific use of the bishōnen (beautiful boy) trope functions semiotically to emphasize that oscillation
Ambivalence · Art · Literature · Narrative · Psychoanalysis · SWORD · Trope (literature) · Computer Science · History · Japanese History and Culture · Narrative Theory and Analysis · Philosophy · Psychology · Translation Studies and Practices
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |