A proximate remove queering intimacy and loss in The tale of Genji
"How might queer theory transform our interpretations of medieval Japanese literature and how might this literature reorient the assumptions, priorities, and critical practices of queer theory? Through close readings of The Tale of Genji, an eleventh century text that depicts the lifestyles of...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oakland, California
University of California Press
2021, [2021]©2021
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| Series: | Joan Palevsky imprint in classical literature
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| Collection: | JSTOR Open Access Books - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Preface : benefits of the doubt : questioning discipline and the risks of queer reading
- Introduction
- Translation fantasies and false flags : desiring and misreading queerness in premodern Japan
- Chivalry in shambles : fabricating manhood amidst architectural disrepair
- Going through the motions : half-hearted courtship and the topology of queer shame
- Queer affections in exile : textual mediation and exposure at Suma Shore
- From harsh stare to reverberant caress : queer timbres of mourning in "The Flute"
- Conclusion : learning from loss
- Afterword : teaching removal