Theory of Literature and Other Critical Writings

by Natsume Sōseki

Book Overview

Natsume Soseki (1867-1916) was the foremost Japanese novelist of the twentieth century, known for such highly acclaimed works as Kokoro, Sanshiro, and I Am a Cat. Yet he began his career as a literary theorist and scholar of English literature. In 1907, he published Theory of Literature, a remarkably forward-thinking attempt to understand how and why we read. The text anticipates by decades the ideas and concepts of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231146574
• ISBN13: 9780231146579
• Release Date: July 2010
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.9" x 8.9"