Acceptance of Living a “Weak” Life: “Public” Power and “Private” Violence in Takeo Arishima's <i>Cain-no-matsuei</i>

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Other Title
  • 〈弱さ〉とともに生きる
  • ――有島武郎「カインの末裔」の〈公〉的権力と〈私〉的暴力――

Abstract

<p>Interpreted in terms of the binary opposition of “public” and “private,” Cain-no-matsuei is a story about “public” power ruthlessly oppressing “private” desire. Niemon accepts his weakness after the experience of frustrated ambition and decides to live a “weak” life with his wife. His choice of such a lifestyle suggests a possibility of a new form of communal space which may provide a clue to a way out of rampant violence in our society.</p>

Journal

  • Japanese Literature

    Japanese Literature 68 (1), 46-57, 2019-01-10

    Japanese Literature Association

Details 詳細情報について

  • CRID
    1390017345599807488
  • DOI
    10.20620/nihonbungaku.68.1_46
  • ISSN
    24241202
    03869903
  • Text Lang
    ja
  • Data Source
    • JaLC
  • Abstract License Flag
    Disallowed

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