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The Question of the Division of “Pure Literature” and “Mass Literature” in Japan

Student: Kolesova Mariia

Supervisor: Evgeny Semyonovich Steiner

Faculty: Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs

Educational Programme: Asian Studies (Bachelor)

Final Grade: 7

Year of Graduation: 2017

End of the XIX – beginning of the XX century was a tough period for Japanese literature. Reality and ideals were incompatible and, as a result, a search for new literature means of expression has begun. This search was influenced by western literature and has led to formation of so-called “pure” literature, which main artistic method was realism. Although the concept of “pure” literature does not have precise definition, literature critiques agreed on the fact that “purity” exists and saw popular literature as an opposite notion. Keywords: Japanese literature, “pure” literature, “mass” literature, I-novel, “shishy͞osetsu”, “jun-bungaku”, “taishyu-bungaku”.

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