LE “DECLINAZIONI” DELL’AMORE NELLA LETTERATURA GIAPPONESE MODERNA

  • Carlotta Rapisarda

Abstract

This article deals with the relationship between love and marriage in three Japanese
authors. At the end of 19th century, the introduction of the idea of monogamy in Japanese
culture created two opposite points of view. On one hand there was Kitamura Tōkoku
(1868-1894) with its romantic ideal and the resulting disillusionment; on the other
hand, Izumi Kyōka (1873-1939) always condemned the institution of marriage as
oppressive to women. Both these views have flown into the vision of marriage proposed
by Tanizaki Jun’ichirō (1886-1965), a great master in exploring and painting conjugal
love and its various aspects.

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Author Biography

Carlotta Rapisarda
CARLOTTA RAPISARDA obtained her MA degree
in Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa for International Communication from
University of Turin in 2010. In 2006 she was the winner of a one-year scholarship
inside the exchange students program of the Kyōto University of Foreign Studies
(KUFS). Recently, she also won the PhD competition-26th cycle in Euro-asiatic
Studies (Turin). As a Japanese translator, she collaborates with Edizioni BD label,
an italian publishing house based in Milan.
Published
2016-02-02
Section
Articles