Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgments vii
4. Introduction: Imperialism and Textuality 1
5. Part I. Writing the Empire 9
6. 1. The Genealogy of the “South” 11
7. 2. Taming the Barbaric 17
8. 3. Writers in the South 42
9. Part II .Colonial Desire and Ambivalence 67
10. 4. Nishikawa Mitsuru and Bungei Taiwan 69
11. 5. Gender, Historiography, and Romantic Colonialism 87
12. Part III. The Empire Writes Back
13. 6. Language Policy and Cultural Identity 119
14. 7. The Nativist Response 160
15. 8. Imperial-Subject Literature and Its Discontents 197
16. Conclusion: A Voice Reclaimed 228
17. Epilogue: Postcolonial Refractions 237
18. Notes 249
19. Bibliography 281
20. Index 313
21. About the Author 319