On the wings of a bird: folklore, nativism, and nostalgia in Meiji letters.

From: Asian Folklore Studies | Date: April 1, 2006| Author: Eubanks, Charlotte | Copyright information

In the wake of Western colonial expansion in Asia, the Meiji government of Japan (1868-1912) began a massive push toward bunmei kaika [TEXT NOT REPRODUCIBLE IN ASCII] (civilization and enlightenment). This campaign was not limited to the political sphere but extended into the cultural realm, resulting in growing public interest in all things Western. Despite this sea change in Japanese cultural orientation, however, there was a constant literary undercurrent of nativism and a recurrent inte...

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