TY - BOOK ID - 142388052 TI - The Afterlife of Toyotomi Hideyoshi : Historical Fiction and Popular Culture in Japan PY - 2022 SN - 1684176379 0674267915 PB - Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Asia Center, DB - UniCat KW - Historical fiction, Japanese KW - Popular culture KW - History and criticism. KW - Toyotomi, Hideyoshi, KW - Oze, Hoan, KW - In literature. KW - Japan. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:142388052 AB - "By analyzing representations of the famous sixteenth-century samurai leader Toyotomi Hideyoshi in historical fiction, this book explores how and why Hideyoshi has had a continued and ever-changing presence in Japanese popular culture. These multiple fictionalized histories reveal a Hideyoshi who is always changing to meet the needs of the current era, expanding our understanding of the powerful role that historical narratives play in Japan"-- ER -