A Dream to Challenge the ‘World of Dreams’

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dc.identifier	ECF_chapter_199
dc.contributor.author	Moro Daniela
dc.title	A Dream to Challenge the ‘World of Dreams’. Evanescence and Desire in Ano ie (1953) by Enchi Fumiko
dc.type	Chapter
dc.language.iso	en
dc.description.abstract	This is an analysis of the short story Ano ie by Enchi Fumiko (1905-1986), based on the affinity with noh, both in structure and content. In particular, the main plays quoted are Dōjōji and Izutsu, which both revolve around the notion of female desire at the centre of their narration. After surveying the readings of the texts by a few scholars, such as Wakita Haruko, Kanaseki Takeshi and Susan Blakely Klein, the article will look at how the intertextual references to the two plays in Ano ie construct Enchi’s singular interpretation of female desire, which is seen in its many stages through the life of the protagonist, Kayo. In conclusion, the dream-like structure of the narration becomes the only way to escape from obsessions and the evanescence of life, allowing the protagonist to be the spectator of her own past and sublimate her negative passions.
dc.relation.ispartof	Ca’ Foscari Japanese Studies
dc.publisher	Edizioni Ca’ Foscari - Digital Publishing
dc.issued	2017-05-31
dc.dateAccepted	2016-11-11
dc.dateSubmitted	2016-01-11
dc.identifier.uri	http://edizionicafoscari.it/en/edizioni4/libri/978-88-6969-150-8/a-dream-to-challenge-the-world-of-dreams/
dc.identifier.doi	10.14277/6969-151-5/CFJS-6-6
dc.identifier.issn	2610-8976
dc.identifier.eissn	2610-9395
dc.identifier.isbn	978-88-6969-150-8
dc.identifier.eisbn	978-88-6969-151-5
dc.rights	Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
item.fulltext	with fulltext
item.grantfulltext	open
dc.peer-review	yes
dc.subject	Cross-Gendered Performance
dc.subject	Cross-Gendered Performance
dc.subject	Dream
dc.subject	Dream
dc.subject	Dōjōji
dc.subject	Dōjōji
dc.subject	Female Desire
dc.subject	Female Desire
dc.subject	Izutsu
dc.subject	Izutsu
dc.subject	Mugen noh
dc.subject	Mugen noh
dc.subject	Mujō
dc.subject	Mujō

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A Dream to Challenge the ‘World of Dreams’

Evanescence and Desire in Ano ie (1953) by Enchi Fumiko

Daniela Moro Università degli Studi di Torino- University of Turin

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This is an analysis of the short story Ano ie by Enchi Fumiko (1905-1986), based on the affinity with noh, both in structure and content. In particular, the main plays quoted are Dōjōji and Izutsu, which both revolve around the notion of female desire at the centre of their narration. After surveying the readings of the texts by a few scholars, such as Wakita Haruko, Kanaseki Takeshi and Susan Blakely Klein, the article will look at how the intertextual references to the two plays in Ano ie construct Enchi’s singular interpretation of female desire, which is seen in its many stages through the life of the protagonist, Kayo. In conclusion, the dream-like structure of the narration becomes the only way to escape from obsessions and the evanescence of life, allowing the protagonist to be the spectator of her own past and sublimate her negative passions.

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Nov. 11, 2016

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Jan. 11, 2016

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978-88-6969-150-8

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978-88-6969-151-5

Keywords: Female Desire • Mujō • Izutsu • Dream • Cross-Gendered Performance • Dōjōji • Mugen noh

permalink: http://doi.org/10.14277/6969-151-5/CFJS-6-6

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