Exotic and Strange images of Japan in european texts of the early 17th century. An Interpretation of their Contexts of History of Thought and Literature
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| contents | Exotic and Strange images of Japan in european texts of the early 17th century. An Interpretation of their Contexts of History of Thought and Literature Engelbert Jorissen Historia In this article I present European images of Japan as prejudicedinterpretative descriptions used in a diverting or aggressive way which candevelop exoticism. I see L. Fróis´, S.J., Tratado (1585) as an exception with its adequatecomparison of European and Japanese culture, A. Valignano´s, S.J.,"readiness" for accommodation to Japanese culture as limited. His Japan in the Sumario (1583) becomes exotic. The Dialogus (1590) contains an attitudeof Christian-European superiority.In F. Carletti´s Ragionamenti (ca.1619) I show a literarilyrefined exotic Japan, perhaps influenced by Fróis´ Tratado. S. Gonçalves, S.J., I argue, did know the text but distorted it in his History (ca.1615) to a strange malevolent image of Japan.The "comedia" Los Primeros Mártires del Japón (The FirstMartyrs of Japan, 1618), attributed to Lope de Vega, I discuss as a curiousdocument of the reception of reports from Japan, adding to the concept ofexotic that of barbarity. The French G. Psalmanazar´s Description ofFormosa (1704) I show with its notorious bogus character, andPsalmanazar´s method in defrauding the reader may be compared to similarprocesses in the Dialogus. 2002 artículo científico 0874-8438 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=36100403 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=361 Bulletin of Portuguese - Japanese Studies application/pdf Universidade Nova de Lisboa Bulletin of Portuguese - Japanese Studies (Portugal) Num.4 |
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| spellingShingle | Exotic and Strange images of Japan in european texts of the early 17th century. An Interpretation of their Contexts of History of Thought and Literature Engelbert Jorissen Historia Exotic and Strange images of Japan in european texts of the early 17th century. An Interpretation of their Contexts of History of Thought and Literature Engelbert Jorissen Historia In this article I present European images of Japan as prejudicedinterpretative descriptions used in a diverting or aggressive way which candevelop exoticism. I see L. Fróis´, S.J., Tratado (1585) as an exception with its adequatecomparison of European and Japanese culture, A. Valignano´s, S.J.,"readiness" for accommodation to Japanese culture as limited. His Japan in the Sumario (1583) becomes exotic. The Dialogus (1590) contains an attitudeof Christian-European superiority.In F. Carletti´s Ragionamenti (ca.1619) I show a literarilyrefined exotic Japan, perhaps influenced by Fróis´ Tratado. S. Gonçalves, S.J., I argue, did know the text but distorted it in his History (ca.1615) to a strange malevolent image of Japan.The "comedia" Los Primeros Mártires del Japón (The FirstMartyrs of Japan, 1618), attributed to Lope de Vega, I discuss as a curiousdocument of the reception of reports from Japan, adding to the concept ofexotic that of barbarity. The French G. Psalmanazar´s Description ofFormosa (1704) I show with its notorious bogus character, andPsalmanazar´s method in defrauding the reader may be compared to similarprocesses in the Dialogus. 2002 artículo científico 0874-8438 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=36100403 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=361 Bulletin of Portuguese - Japanese Studies application/pdf Universidade Nova de Lisboa Bulletin of Portuguese - Japanese Studies (Portugal) Num.4 |
| title | Exotic and Strange images of Japan in european texts of the early 17th century. An Interpretation of their Contexts of History of Thought and Literature |
| topic | Historia |
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