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Structuring Boundaries: Inner Kingdoms and Global Empires in Early-Twentieth Century Latin American and Japanese Literatures.

The article explores the emergence of modernism in Latin America and the genre I-novel in Japan as significant literary movements of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Topics discussed include the aesthetic differences and similarities between modernism and Japanese naturalism, the i...

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Published in:Comparatist Vol. 48; pp. 177 - 203
Main Author: OBERMEYER, AMY
Format: Article
Published: University of North Carolina Press Nov2024
Subjects:
Modernism (Literature)
Literary movements
Cultural relations
Naturalism
Literary form
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost
Summary:The article explores the emergence of modernism in Latin America and the genre I-novel in Japan as significant literary movements of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Topics discussed include the aesthetic differences and similarities between modernism and Japanese naturalism, the impact of global liberalism on cultural exchanges between Japan and Latin America, and the broader socio-political context that shaped these movements.