Women Writers of Meiji and Taisho Japan: Their Lives, Works and Critical Reception, 1868-1926

by Yukiko Tanaka

After centuries of repression of the female voice in literature, the Meiji (1868-1912) and Taisho (1912-1926) periods in Japanese history saw important changes in both the way women wrote and the way they were read. However, even the most accepted female writers of these two eras were judged by criteria different from those applied to men, and only the most conservative were praised by the (male) critics. This study of the women who wrote in the modern...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786408529
• ISBN13: 9780786408528
• Release Date: September 2000
• Publisher: McFarland and Company, Inc.
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher