Breaking into Japanese Literature/Identity: Tatemae and Honne

Authors

  • Tetsuo Ishii
  • José Roberto Saravia Vargas
  • Juan Carlos Saravia Vargas

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32112/2174.2464.2011.213

Abstract

Due to the application of Euro-centered methods of interpretation, literary criticism has
overlooked key social aspects that are characteristic of Japanese literature. Among these much-neglected
characteristics one can include the paired concepts tatemae and honne. By incorporating those concepts
into a reading of Japanese texts, the reader can discover social issues previously unseen. Banana
Yosimoto’s novel Kitchen is used to illustrate the different interactions of tatemae and honne.

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Published

2011-05-23

How to Cite

Ishii, T., Saravia Vargas, J. R., & Saravia Vargas, J. C. (2011). Breaking into Japanese Literature/Identity: Tatemae and Honne. Impossibilia. Revista Internacional De Estudios Literarios, (2), 81–95. https://doi.org/10.32112/2174.2464.2011.213

Issue

No. 2 (2011): Literatura e identidad

Section

Monographic

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