The Frontier Within : Essays by Abe Kobo
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Kobo Abe
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Format
Hardback or Cased Book
Book Series
Weatherhead Books on Asia
ISBN-10
023116386X
ISBN-13
9780231163866
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Imprint
Columbia University Press
Country of Manufacture
US
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Jun 25th, 2013
Print length
224 Pages
Weight
470 grams
Dimensions
23.30 x 16.00 x 2.00 cms
Product Classification:
Literary essaysLiterary theoryPhilosophy: aestheticsCultural studies
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Abe Kobo (1924-1993) was one of Japan's greatest postwar writers, widely recognized for his imaginative science fiction and plays of the absurd. However, he also wrote theoretical criticism for which he is lesser known, merging literary, historical, and philosophical perspectives into keen reflections on the nature of creativity, the evolution of the human species, and an impressive range of other subjects. Abe Kobo tackled contemporary social issues and literary theory with the depth and facility of a visionary thinker. Featuring twelve essays from his prolific career-including "Poetry and Poets (Consciousness and the Unconscious)," written in 1944, and "The Frontier Within, Part II," written in 1969-this anthology introduces English-speaking readers to Abe Kobo as critic and intellectual for the first time. Demonstrating the importance of his theoretical work to a broader understanding of his fiction-and a richer portrait of Japan's postwar imagination-Richard F. Calichman provides an incisive introduction to Abe Kobo's achievements and situates his essays historically and intellectually.
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