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Podcast: New Books in Literary Studies
Episode: Laura Moretti and SatĹ Yukiko, "Graphic Narratives from Early Modern Japan: The World of KusazĹshi" (Brill, 2024)
Description: Part of a formidable publishing industry, cheap yet eye-catching graphic narratives consistently charmed early modern Japanese readers for around two hundred years. These booklets were called kusazĹshi (âgrass booksâ). Graphic Narratives from Early Modern Japan: The World of KusazĹshi (Brill, 2024) is the first English-language publication of its kind. It enables anyone new to kusazĹshi to gain comprehensive knowledge of the field. For the specialist, our edited volume marks a turning point in scholarship, uncovering fresh research avenues. While exploring the powerful effects of the visual-verbal imagination, this collection opens up bold new vistas on the act of reading and...