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portada Lyric Poetry As State Criticism in Modern Japan
Type
Physical Book
Publisher
Author
Year
2026
Language
English
Pages
166
Format
Paperback
Dimensions
22.90 x 15.20 cm
ISBN13
9781501786785

Lyric Poetry As State Criticism in Modern Japan

Marianne Tarcov (Author) · Cornell University East Asia Program · Paperback

Lyric Poetry As State Criticism in Modern Japan - Marianne Tarcov

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Synopsis "Lyric Poetry As State Criticism in Modern Japan"

Lyric Poetry as State Criticism in Modern Japan explores how seemingly apolitical verse became a subtle vehicle for political expression under censorship. In an era of intense state control, Japanese poets such as Kitahara Hakushu, Hagiwara Sakutaro, Yonezawa Nobuko, and Ote Takuji turned to lyric poetry to discuss police censorship and surveillance of modern media, state-sponsored efforts at Western-style modernization, and the policing of gender and sexuality. Marianne Tarcov shows how lyric form, widely perceived as personal and harmless, enabled poets to veil their critique in plain sight. Through close readings and original translations, Tarcov reframes the role of poetry in twentieth-century Japan. She demonstrates that lyric was not merely an aesthetic retreat; it was a space where public and private, art and politics, could intersect and sometimes clash. Lyric Poetry as State Criticism in Modern Japan reshapes how we understand voice, complicity and critique in repressive regimes. It will speak to anyone interested in literature, media, and the power of quiet dissent.

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