Parody, Irony and Ideology in the Fiction of Ihara Saikaku |
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| Author:
| Gundry, David J. |
| Series title: | Brill's Japanese Studies Library |
| ISBN: | 978-90-04-34305-4 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2017 |
| Publisher: | BRILL
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $124.00 |
Book Description:
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The first monograph published in English on Ihara Saikaku's fiction, Gundry's lucid, compelling study examines works by Edo-period Japan's leading writer of 'floating world' literature both in their local context and as part of transnational trends in early bourgeois narrative.
The first monograph published in English on Ihara Saikaku's fiction, Gundry's lucid, compelling study examines works by Edo-period Japan's leading writer of 'floating world' literature both in their local context and as part of transnational trends in early bourgeois narrative.