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The Frontier Within: Essays by Abe Kobo

The Frontier Within: Essays by Abe Kobo

Abe, Kōbō
Calichman, Richard

Hardcover

Series: Weatherhead Books on Asia

PhilosophyLiterary CriticismFiction Anthologies

ISBN10: 023116386X
ISBN13: 9780231163866
Publisher: Columbia Univ Pr
Published: Jun 25 2013
Pages: 224
Weight: 1.00
Height: 0.90 Width: 5.90 Depth: 9.10
Language: English

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.

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