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Currents in Japanese Culture
Amy Vladeck . Ed(S): Heinrich
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Description for Currents in Japanese Culture
These twenty-nine original essays focuses on how cultural and literary genres and norms have developed in response to historical and cross-cultural influences. Editor(s): Heinrich, Amy Vladeck. Num Pages: 480 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; DSB; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 165 x 35. Weight in Grams: 953.
Encompassing a wide range of issues in Japanese literature and culture, the 29 essays in this volume focus on how cultural and literary genres and norms have developed in response to historical and cross-cultural influences. Each essay deals with an aspect of Japanese culture. They cover Japanese literature from the Heian period to the present, discussing poetry, drama, fiction autobiographical writing, film, the visual arts and social and intellectual history. They touch on topics such as: the art of translating Takuboku; Mishima Yukio's notion of "No"; the poetry of Saito Mokichi's "Shoen"; Japanese words used in Joyce's "Finnegan's Wake"; and ... Read more
Encompassing a wide range of issues in Japanese literature and culture, the 29 essays in this volume focus on how cultural and literary genres and norms have developed in response to historical and cross-cultural influences. Each essay deals with an aspect of Japanese culture. They cover Japanese literature from the Heian period to the present, discussing poetry, drama, fiction autobiographical writing, film, the visual arts and social and intellectual history. They touch on topics such as: the art of translating Takuboku; Mishima Yukio's notion of "No"; the poetry of Saito Mokichi's "Shoen"; Japanese words used in Joyce's "Finnegan's Wake"; and ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
Number of Pages
480
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231096966
SKU
V9780231096966
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