Early Modern Japanese Literature An Anthology, 1600-1900 |
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| Editor:
| Shirane, Haruo |
| Series title: | Translations from the Asian Classics Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-231-10991-8 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2004 |
| Publisher: | Columbia University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $50.00 |
Book Description:
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This unique anthology is the first representative collection of Japanese literature from one of the most creative periods in Japanese culture, known variously as the Edo or the Tokugawa. It includes a wide range of fiction, poetry, and drama, and also essays, literary criticism, folk stories, and other noncanonical works with a number of new translations.
This unique anthology is the first representative collection of Japanese literature from one of the most creative periods in Japanese culture, known variously as the Edo or the Tokugawa. It includes a wide range of fiction, poetry, and drama, and also essays, literary criticism, folk stories, and other noncanonical works with a number of new translations.