The metamorphosis of the female form : As seen through the changing eras

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  • Gil Mi Hyun
    Graduate School of Social and Cultural Studies, Kyushu University

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  • 谷崎における反転する女人の身体 : 時代別の推移をめぐって

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Abstract

The key point of discourse in this paper is the metamorphosis of the female body in Tanizaki's works. This question is explored by examining the female form of his heroines in the Meiji, Taisho and Showa periods. In the Meiji period, Tanizaki creates a diabolical woman through a combination of tatoos and the female form. The Taisho period finds him in pursuit of women of Western appearance. One such heroine is worshipped by her lover even after her unfaithfulness. The Showa period sees Tanizaki returning to a more classical style of writing. Through a heroine with a lack of sight, Tanizaki depicts "the beauty of nuance". For Tanizaki the ultimate beauty lies in the female form.

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  • Comparatio

    Comparatio 5 91-102, 2001-03-20

    Society of Comparative Culｔural Studies, Graduate School of Social and Cultural Studies, Kyushu University

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  • CRID
    1390009224836637952
  • NII Article ID
    110007159053
  • NII Book ID
    AA11370798
  • DOI
    10.15017/15996
  • HANDLE
    2324/15996
  • Text Lang
    ja
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    • JaLC
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    • CiNii Articles
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