EPISODE 45: Higuchi Ichiyō, "Child's Play" (1895), Part Two
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Pages 269-82: 0:00 —Midori & Nobu. 5:02 —Love’s fools. 8:03 —What eels Nobu. 10:45 —Ichiyo’s realism. 13:38 —Language of the implied. 15:01 —Ihara Saikaku & other influences. 17:53 —Nobu’s perspective. 20:06 —Young Murasaki. 22:41 —Clogged emotions. 28:20 —Maple & mud. 30:24 —Interlude.
Pages 282-87: 31:11 —Pretty things. 34:04 —A lyrical passage. 35:47 —A Kyoto doll. 38:44 —Vague things. 40:10 —A period of debate. 43:02 —Stepping into the debate. 49:18 —The paper narcissus. 50:20 —Midori & Nobu. 51:31 —Paper narcissus & dark robe. 52:23 —Acclaim & ambush. 58:01 —Closing.
Text: Higuchi Ichiyō. "Child's Play." Translated by Robert Danly. In the Shade of Spring Leaves: The Life and Writings of Higuchi Ichiyo. A Woman of Letters in Meiji Japan, Yale Univ. Press, 1981.
Interlude: Kimio Eto, "Yorokobi," The Japanese Koto Music of Kimio Eto, World Pacific Records (1424 / ST-1424), 1960 (Internet Archive).
Image: Higuchi Ichiyō, 1896, National Diet Library.
Contact: jimjneilson@gmail.com
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