Thoreau's Confucianist Turn in Japan

Tsutomu Takahashi

doi:10.1353/jnc.2021.0038

Thoreau's Confucianist Turn in Japan

Tsutomu Takahashi

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This essay brings into focus the transformed configuration of Henry Thoreau in modern and contemporary Japan by looking into social and aesthetic factors. Guided by Takita Yoshiko's preceding study "Thoreavian Creed in Japan," this essay explores the historically predominant approach of reception along with its essential factors, and also attempts to see the changing phases of development in recent years citing translations, scholarship, and publishing industry.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	453-461
Number of pages	9
Journal	J19
Volume	9
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1353/jnc.2021.0038
Publication status	Published - Sep 1 2021

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Cultural Studies
History
Literature and Literary Theory

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