Japan and the cosmopolitan gothic: specters of modernity
Auteur :
Blouin, M.
Éditeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN :
9781137305213
Date de publication :
16 avr. 2013
Dimensions :
21,6 x 14,0 cm
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Japan is imagined routinely in American discourse as a supernatural entity. Gothic tales from these two cultures have been exchanged, consumed, and adapted. Here, Blouin examines a prevalent tendency within the United States-Japan cultural relationship to project anxiety outward only to find shadowy outlines of the self abroad.