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John A. F. Hopkins was a career diplomat in Tokyo (1968-1973), and holds an MA in French Literature, an MA in Linguistics, and a PhD in Linguistics and Semiotics. He is the author of Présentation et critique de la théorie sémiotique littéraire de Michael Riffaterre (1994) and The Universal Deep Structure of Modern Poetry (2020), as well as numerous articles on the semiotics of poetry. He has lectured in Japanese language and literature in New Zealand (1978-1980), and has been Visiting Professor in Semiotics of Literature at several universities in France.

John A.F. Hopkins

John A. F. Hopkins was a career diplomat in Tokyo (1968-1973), and holds an MA in French Literature, an MA in Linguistics, and a PhD in Linguistics and Semiotics. He is the author of Présentation et critique de la théorie sémiotique littéraire de Michael Riffaterre (1994) and The Universal Deep Structure of Modern Poetry (2020), as well as numerous articles on the semiotics of poetry. He has lectured in Japanese language and literature in New Zealand (1978-1980), and has been Visiting Professor in Semiotics of Literature at several universities in France.

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Japan as the Far West

By: John A.F. Hopkins
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Japan is the world’s third-largest economy, yet surprisingly little-known. This book charts its journey from the rapid modernization of the Meiji Period to its postwar “economic miracle,” and reveals how its growth outpaced the West even during the so-called “lost decade.”

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9781527539594-2
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The Universal Deep Structure of Modern Poetry

By: John A.F. Hopkins
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Traditional criticism is inadequate for modernist poetry. This book offers a new methodology, showing how these poems are built around deep-level propositions. By comparing images, readers can reconstruct meaning and uncover signifying mechanisms that may well be universal.

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