{"product_id":"in-the-company-of-men-representations-of-male-male-sexuality-in-meiji-literature-9780804752145","title":"In the Company of Men: Representations of Male-Male Sexuality in Meiji Literature","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Jim Reichert\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Stanford University Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Stanford University Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Asian - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIn the Company of Men\u003c\/i\u003e examines representations of male-male sexuality in literature from the Meiji period (1868-1912), the era when Japan embarked on an unprecedented modernization campaign. Because male-male sexuality occupied a prominent place in the literary culture of the preceding Edo period (1600-1868), the issue was of importance to Meiji writers and intellectuals, especially given the stigma attached to male-male sexuality in Europe and America, the \"civilized\" societies that Japan strove to emulate as it modernized. The heterosexualization of literature thus emerged as a key component of the production of Japanese literary and cultural modernity. At the same time, male-male sexuality also surfaced as an important cultural symbol for segments of society opposed to the push to modernize. \u003ci\u003eIn the Company of Men\u003c\/i\u003e considers how these conflicting attitudes toward male-male sexuality manifested themselves in Meiji literary history. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stanford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47588566139031,"sku":"9780804752145","price":9275.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780804752145.webp?v=1774968070","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/in-the-company-of-men-representations-of-male-male-sexuality-in-meiji-literature-9780804752145","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}