Literary process: theoretical and historical aspects
WORLD WAR II AND DECAY OF THE JAPANESE ARISTOCRACY (AS EXEMPLIFIED IN NOVELS “THE SETTING SUN” BY OSAMU DAZAI AND “THE MAKIOKA SISTERS” BY JUN’ICHIRO TANIZAKI)
Published 2018-02-26
Keywords
- World War II,
- decay of Japanese aristocracy,
- aestheticism,
- I-novel,
- feminist discourse
Abstract
The article offers comparative analysis of the novels “The Setting Sun” by Osamu Dazai and “The Makioka Sisters” by Jun’ichiro Tanizaki, where tragedy of the Japanese aristocracy during and after the war is depicted.