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OverviewThis book pursues the specific case of Italian travel narratives in the Far East, through a focus on the experience of Japan in works by writers who visited the Land of the Rising Sun beginning in the Meiji period (1868-1912) and during the concomitant opening of Japan’s relations with the West. Drawing from the fields of Postcolonial and Transnational Studies, analysis of these texts explores one central question: what does it mean to imagine Japanese culture as contributing to Italian culture? Each author shares in common an attempt to disrupt ideas about dichotomies and unbalanced power relationships between East and West. Proposing the notion of ‘relational Orientalism,’ this book suggests that Italian travelogues to Japan, in many cases, pursued the goal of building imaginary transnational communities, predicated on commonalities and integration, by claiming what they perceived as ‘Oriental’ as their own. In contrast with a long history of Western representations of Japan as inferior and irrational, Searching for Japan identifies a positive overarching attitude toward the Far East country in modern Italian culture. Expanding the horizon of Italian transnational networks, normally situated within the Southern European region, this book reinstates the existence of an alternative Euro-Asian axis, operating across Italian history. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Michele Monserrati (Williams College (United States))Publisher: Liverpool University Press Imprint: Liverpool University Press Volume: 3 ISBN: 9781802078077ISBN 10: 180207807 Pages: 264 Publication Date: 01 March 2023 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction: Searching for Japan 1. Cosmopolitan Possibilities in Translation. Views from the Russo-Japanese War 2. Mussolini in Japan: Japanese Representations in the Age of Fascism 3. Little Italy, Big Japan: Patterns of Continuity and Displacement among Italian Writers in Japan 4. Madama Butterfly Revised PostscriptReviews"""Through a sophisticated close reading of a variety of yet untapped Italian literary sources, this thought-provoking volume sheds light on a fascinating and understudied aspect of Italian foreign relations and cultural diplomacy. An exciting read for anyone interested in Japan-Italy relations, Orientalism, and East-West relations."" Rebecca Suter, Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Japanese Studies, The University of Sydney" Through a sophisticated close reading of a variety of yet untapped Italian literary sources, this thought-provoking volume sheds light on a fascinating and understudied aspect of Italian foreign relations and cultural diplomacy. An exciting read for anyone interested in Japan-Italy relations, Orientalism, and East-West relations. Rebecca Suter, Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Japanese Studies, The University of Sydney Author InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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