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Traditional Japanese Literature: An Anthology, Beginnings to 1600, Abridged Edition
Haruo Shirane
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Description for Traditional Japanese Literature: An Anthology, Beginnings to 1600, Abridged Edition
Paperback. Editor(s): Shirane, Haruo. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. Num Pages: 600 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: 2GJ; DQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 165 x 28. Weight in Grams: 826.
Haruo Shirane's critically acclaimed Traditional Japanese Literature: An Anthology, Beginnings to 1600, contains key examples of both high and low styles of poetry, drama, prose fiction, and essays. For this abridged edition, Shirane retains substantial excerpts from such masterworks as The Tale of Genji, The Tales of the Heike, The Pillow Book, the Man'yoshu, and the Kokinshu. He preserves his comprehensive survey of secular and religious anecdotes (setsuwa) as well as classical poems with extensive commentary. He features no drama; selections from influential war epics; and notable essays on poetry, fiction, history, and religion. Texts are interwoven to bring into ... Read more
Haruo Shirane's critically acclaimed Traditional Japanese Literature: An Anthology, Beginnings to 1600, contains key examples of both high and low styles of poetry, drama, prose fiction, and essays. For this abridged edition, Shirane retains substantial excerpts from such masterworks as The Tale of Genji, The Tales of the Heike, The Pillow Book, the Man'yoshu, and the Kokinshu. He preserves his comprehensive survey of secular and religious anecdotes (setsuwa) as well as classical poems with extensive commentary. He features no drama; selections from influential war epics; and notable essays on poetry, fiction, history, and religion. Texts are interwoven to bring into ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
600
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Series
Translations from the Asian Classics
Condition
New
Number of Pages
600
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231157315
SKU
V9780231157315
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About Haruo Shirane
Haruo Shirane is Shincho Professor of Japanese Literature and Culture at Columbia University. His books include Japan and the Culture of the Four Seasons: Nature, Literature, and the Arts; Envisioning The Tale of Genji: Media, Gender, and Cultural Production; Traditional Japanese Literature: An Anthology, Beginnings to 1600; Early Modern Japanese Literature: An Anthology, 1600-1900; Classical Japanese: A Grammar; Traces of ... Read more
Reviews for Traditional Japanese Literature: An Anthology, Beginnings to 1600, Abridged Edition
An invaluable compilation of and guide to pre-modern Japanese literature.
Alexander Jacoby Times Literary Supplement Thanks to the skillful translations and erudite but clear and concise introductory essays, this volume will undoubtedly displace earlier anthologies... It is suitable for carrying to class... Recommended. Choice
Alexander Jacoby Times Literary Supplement Thanks to the skillful translations and erudite but clear and concise introductory essays, this volume will undoubtedly displace earlier anthologies... It is suitable for carrying to class... Recommended. Choice