Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgments vii
4. Introduction 1
5. Part One: Foreign Letters, the Vernacular, and Meiji Schoolgirls
6. Introduction 23
7. 1. Translation as Origin and the Originality of Translation 27
8. 2. Meiji Schoolgirls in and as Language 49
9. Part Two: Tayama Katai and the Siren of Vernacular Letters
10. Introduction 93
11. 3. Portrait of the Naturalist as a Young Exote 97
12. 4. Literary Desire and the Exotic Language of Love: From “Shōshijin” to Jokyōshi 124
13. 5. Haunting the Laboratory of Vernacular Style: The Sirens of “Shōjobyō” and Futon 147
14. Part Three: Staging the New Woman. The Spectacular Embodiment of “Nature” in Translation
15. Introduction 195
16. 6. Setting the Stage for Translation 201
17. 7. Gender Drag, Culture Drag, and Female Interiority 232
18. Final Reflections: Gender, Cultural Hierarchy, and Literary Style 267
19. Notes 275
20. Bibliography 303
21. Index 313