http://neojaponisme.com/2009/12/22/a-history-of-modern-japanese-literary-criticism-act-one-scene-2/ a web journal on Japan and elsewhere Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:54:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 http://neojaponisme.com/2009/12/22/a-history-of-modern-japanese-literary-criticism-act-one-scene-2/comment-page-1/#comment-41730 Matt TREYVAUD Thu, 24 Dec 2009 13:31:22 +0000 http://neojaponisme.com/?p=1872#comment-41730 I should probably defend Ryan's artistic judgment here: this was a change that I demanded, er, suggested. Because sure, schoolboys do gush over fads -- their voices are just a little deeper, at least in high school -- and a gag of the form "those men are so frivolous, they're practically female!" is clearly tapping into/reinforcing latent sexism. I should probably defend Ryan’s artistic judgment here: this was a change that I demanded, er, suggested. Because sure, schoolboys do gush over fads — their voices are just a little deeper, at least in high school — and a gag of the form “those men are so frivolous, they’re practically female!” is clearly tapping into/reinforcing latent sexism.

]]> http://neojaponisme.com/2009/12/22/a-history-of-modern-japanese-literary-criticism-act-one-scene-2/comment-page-1/#comment-41569 M-Bone Wed, 23 Dec 2009 04:04:53 +0000 http://neojaponisme.com/?p=1872#comment-41569 The schoolboys in Ogai's Vita Sexualis did. The schoolboys in Ogai’s Vita Sexualis did.

]]> http://neojaponisme.com/2009/12/22/a-history-of-modern-japanese-literary-criticism-act-one-scene-2/comment-page-1/#comment-41556 Anthony B. Moon Tue, 22 Dec 2009 20:53:55 +0000 http://neojaponisme.com/?p=1872#comment-41556 Nice piece. I'm currently reading Volume 4 of Donald Keene's "History of Japanese Literature" (the one on poetry/drama/criticism), so your play is very helpful as a kind of mnemonic supplement. One thing, however: Shouldn't Orikuchi's line read "look how they gush like schoolGIRLS over every new exotic fad . . "? Do schoolboys gush? Nice piece. I’m currently reading Volume 4 of Donald Keene’s “History of Japanese Literature” (the one on poetry/drama/criticism), so your play is very helpful as a kind of mnemonic supplement. One thing, however: Shouldn’t Orikuchi’s line read “look how they gush like schoolGIRLS over every new exotic fad . . “? Do schoolboys gush?

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