EPISODE 40: Natsume Sōseki, "The Heredity of Taste" (1906), Part Two
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Two cont’d: 0:00 —A grave meeting. 6:06 —Under the gingko tree. 10:26 —The knocking at the gate. 15:46 —The woman escapes. 16:34 —Interlude.
Three. 17:43 — Researcher & rogue. 23:15 — Kō-San’s diary. 26:56 —Hereditary transmission. 33:37 —Japanese relations. 35:26 08—Conclusion. 38:13 —Dickensian childhood. 40:10 —Dysfunctional marriage. 42:25 —Bad karma. 44:34 —Sōseki on the Russo-Japanese War. 55:05 —Tasteless criticism. 1:04:14 —The Japanese Spirit. 1:09:39 —Closing.
Text: Natsume Sōseki, The Heredity of Taste. Translated by Sammy I. Tsunematsu. Boston: Tuttle, 2004.
Interlude: “Tasogare” (“Twilight”), performed by Soy Nakamura, Japanese Music for Koto and Shakuhachi, Toshiba Records, Internet Archive.
Illustration: Natsume Sōseki (1910), Wikimedia.
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