- Il dono dell’airone
- Edited by Luca Capponcelli, Diego Cucinelli, Chiara Ghidini, Matilde Mastrangelo, Rolando Minuti
Cronache di una ricostruzione: Dai Tōkyō hanjōki (1927) e la Tokyo post-terremoto
- Gala Maria Follaco
- © 2024 Author(s) |
- CC BY 4.0
- DOI: 10.36253/979-12-215-0422-4.15
In my contribution, I analyse Dai Tōkyō hanjōki (Chronicles of Great Tokyo Flourishing, 1927) in an attempt to identify the salient features of a composite narrative pertaining to the Great Kantō Earthquake (1923) and the subsequent urban reconstruction efforts, as crafted by influential figures within the intellectual and artistic milieu. I intend to show how certain authors within the collection juxtaposed or contrasted the elegiac tones with the intent of not only documenting the earthquake's impact on the urban landscape but also engaging in a critique of the ongoing social and cultural transformations. This tendency is observed, albeit sporadically and not always systematically, as a nod to the tradition to which the collection explicitly refers, that of hanjōki. This tradition is characterised by prioritising the subjective and critical perspective on urban and societal phenomena over the principles of pragmatic utility and objectivity.
- Keywords:
- hanjōki,
- Great Kantō Earthquake,
- City,
- Tōkyō nichi nichi shinbun,
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Chapter Information
Chapter Title
Cronache di una ricostruzione: Dai Tōkyō hanjōki (1927) e la Tokyo post-terremoto
Authors
Gala Maria Follaco
Language
Italian
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-0422-4.15
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2024
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© 2024 Author(s)
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Book Title
Il dono dell’airone
Book Subtitle
Scritti in onore di Ikuko Sagiyama
Editors
Luca Capponcelli, Diego Cucinelli, Chiara Ghidini, Matilde Mastrangelo, Rolando Minuti
Peer Reviewed
Number of Pages
390
Publication Year
2024
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© 2024 Author(s)
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Firenze University Press
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-0422-4
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979-12-215-0421-7
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979-12-215-0422-4
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Connessioni. Studies in Transcultural History
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2975-0393
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2975-0261