Special Issue: Reviewing the Assumptions of “Reading”
Kiyoshi Kanzaki and Postwar Japan: His Challenge to the Literary Assumptions
2018 Volume 67 Issue 1 Pages 42-52
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2018 Volume 67 Issue 1 Pages 42-52
Kiyoshi Kanzaki (1904-1979) is a literary critic known for his pioneering study of Meiji literature in the early Showa Period. His critical style was very unorthodox because he collected a great amount of data and carefully conducted field research before interpreting the texts. He also applied this empirical method to the analysis of the High Treason Incident or the construction of modern women's history which leads to his inquiry about the relation between prostitution and the U.S. military bases in postwar Japan. His transdisciplinary interest in such a variety of topics provides an important clue to reviewing and challenging our literary assumptions.
