Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Preface vii
3. Contents xi
4. I. THE REVOLUTIONARY RESTORATION 1
5. II. UCHIMURA KANZŌ: THE POLITICS OF SPIRITUAL DESPAIR 15
6. III. THE ANARCHISTS: THE NEGATION OF POLITICS 51
7. IV. JAPANESE NATURALISM: THE LIMITATIONS OF EXPERIENCE 70
8. V. THE SHIRAKABA-HA: THE TYRANNY OF ART 99
9. VI. ARISHIMA TAKEO: BOURGEOIS CRITICISM 128
10. VII. AKUTAGAWA RYŪNOSUKE: THE LITERATURE OF DEFEATISM 152
11. VIII. PROLETARIAN LITERATURE: THE TYRANNY OF POLITICS 173
12. CONCLUSION 214
13. NOTES 221
14. BIBLIOGRAPHY 259
15. GLOSSARY 273
16. INDEX 289