Practices of the Sentimental Imagination Melodrama, the Novel, And the Social Imaginary in Nineteenth-century Japan

The author emphasises both qualitative and quantitative aspects of literary production and consumption, balancing close readings of canonical and non-canonical texts, sophisticated applications of critical theory, and careful archival research into the holdings of 19th century lending libraries and privatecollections.Zwicker, Jonathan E. is the author of 'Practices of the Sentimental Imagination Melodrama, the Novel, And the Social Imaginary in Nineteenth-century Japan', published 2006 under ISBN 9780674022737 and ISBN 0674022734.