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Vita Sexualis (ヰタ・セクスアリス, Wita Sekusuarisu) is an erotic novel published in 1909 by Mori Ōgai.[1][2] The protagonist of the novel, Shizuka Kanei, is understood to be an semi-fictionalized autobiographical representation of Mori Ōgai.[3]

References

  1. ^ Nakai, Yoshiyuki (1980). "Literary Techniques and Themes in Vita Sexualis". Monumenta Nipponica. 35 (2): 223–239. doi:10.2307/2384339. JSTOR 2384339.
  2. ^ "Parody and Pathology in Mori Ogai's 'Vita Sexualis'". Berkeley: University of California Press. Archived from the original on June 9, 2007. Retrieved March 7, 2010.
  3. ^ McLelland, Mark. "Bishōnen". Japanese Media and Popular Culture: An Open-Access Digital Initiative of the University of Tokyo. Retrieved 2020-06-07.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)