TY  - BOOK
AU  - Abe,Kōbō
AU  - Calichman,Richard
TI  - The Frontier Within: Essays by Abe Kobo 
T2  - Weatherhead Books on Asia
SN  - 9780231163866
AV  - PL845.B4 A2 2013
U1  - 895.645 23
PY  - 2013///]
CY  - New York, NY : 
PB  - Columbia University Press, 
KW  - Japanese literature
KW  - LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Asian / General
KW  - bisacsh
N1  - Frontmatter --; Contents --; Acknowledgments --; Introduction --; Poetry and Poets (Consciousness and the Unconscious) --; Theory and Practice in Literature --; The Hand of a Calculator with the Heart of a Beast: What Is Literature? --; Discovering America --; Does the Visual Image Destroy the Walls of Language? --; Artistic Revolution: Theory of the Art Movement --; Possibilities for Education Today: On the Essence of Human Existence --; Beyond the Neighbor --; The Military Look --; Passport of Heresy --; The Frontier Within --; The Frontier Within, Part II --; Notes --; Glossary --; Index --; Backmatter; restricted access; Issued also in print
N2  - Abe Kobo (1924-1993) was one of Japan's greatest postwar writers, widely recognized for his imaginative science fiction and plays of the absurd. However, he also wrote theoretical criticism for which he is lesser known, merging literary, historical, and philosophical perspectives into keen reflections on the nature of creativity, the evolution of the human species, and an impressive range of other subjects. Abe Kobo tackled contemporary social issues and literary theory with the depth and facility of a visionary thinker. Featuring twelve essays from his prolific career-including "Poetry and Poets (Consciousness and the Unconscious)," written in 1944, and "The Frontier Within, Part II," written in 1969-this anthology introduces English-speaking readers to Abe Kobo as critic and intellectual for the first time. Demonstrating the importance of his theoretical work to a broader understanding of his fiction-and a richer portrait of Japan's postwar imagination-Richard F. Calichman provides an incisive introduction to Abe Kobo's achievements and situates his essays historically and intellectually
UR  - https://doi.org/10.7312/kobo16386
UR  - https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780231535090
UR  - https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9780231535090/original
ER  -