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Paperback. Aimed at the general reader, this introduction to Japanese literature assumes no previous knowledge of Japanese culture. The author presents a series of essays which provide an overview of pre-modern Japanese poetry and fiction, as well as theatre and aesthetics. Series: Companions to Asian Studies Series. Num Pages: 133 pages, further reading list, index. BIC Classification: 2GJ; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 141 x 10. Weight in Grams: 196.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 133
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231067379
- ISBN
- 9780231067379
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.93
€ 33.99
€ 24.93
Paperback. Num Pages: 199 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 2GJ; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 177 x 13. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 199
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Edition
- Morningside Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231074193
- ISBN
- 9780231074193
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.23
€ 40.99
€ 29.23
Hardback. Grasses of Remembrance, the second volume of Edwin Cranston's monumental Waka Anthology, carries forward the story of Japanese court poetry, drawing on sources dating from the 890s to the 1080s. The book presents over 2,600 poems in lively and readable translation, including all 795 poems from The Tale of Genji. Translator(s): Cranston, Edwin. Num Pages: 1312 pages. BIC Classification: 2GJ; DCQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 6147 x 4217 x 80. Weight in Grams: 2331.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 1312
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804748254
- ISBN
- 9780804748254
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 220.04
€ 220.04
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Ballantine Books
- Publication date
- 1996
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780345405487
- ISBN
- 9780345405487
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.37
€ 10.99
€ 9.37
Hardback. Traces the changing character of Japanese national identity in the works of the authors Ueda Akinari, Natsume S'seki, Mori 'gai, Yokomitsu Riichi, 'oka Shohei, and Mishima Yukio. Focusing on interconnected themes, this book illuminates the contradictory desires of a nation trapped between emulating the West and preserving the traditions of Asia. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2GJ; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 681.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231138925
- ISBN
- 9780231138925
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.36€ 56.67
€ 73.36
€ 56.67
hardcover. This book examines the interrelationship between narrative, ritual, and royal authority, including discussions of Daoism, yin-yang, and Buddhist doctrine, as depicted in a variety of texts from The Chronicles of Japan (7th century) to The Tale of the Heike (14th century). Series: Asian Religions & Culture. Num Pages: 488 pages. BIC Classification: 2GJ; DSBB; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 33. Weight in Grams: 789.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 488
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804751582
- ISBN
- 9780804751582
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.53
€ 95.53
Hardcover. Composed of 17 syllables, haiku can convey the essence of an emotion, a fleeting moment in nature, or a throwaway comment. This is a selection of 60 classic haiku by masters such as Basho and features an explanatory introduction to the form and brief biographical notes of major authors. Editor(s): Cobb, David. Series: Gift Books. Num Pages: 96 pages, 38 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 2GJ; DC; DSC; WZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 192 x 159 x 15. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Publisher
- British Museum Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780714124018
- ISBN
- 9780714124018
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.66
€ 13.99
€ 11.66
Paperback. Series: Collins Gem. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 2GJ; CJBT; WTK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 117 x 82. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780008135928
- ISBN
- 9780008135928
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.14
€ 10.14
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Tuttle Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Bilingual
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9784805311707
- ISBN
- 9784805311707
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 22.44
€ 33.99
€ 22.44
Hardback. From his forays into science fiction to his psychological novels and films, Abe Kobo weaves together a range of 'voices': the styles of science and the language of literary forms. This book argues that the crisis of identity and postwar anomie in Abe's works is inseparable from the need to marshal these different scientific and literary voices. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 325 pages, 13 halftones. BIC Classification: 2GJ; DSB. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 28. Weight in Grams: 636.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Asia Center
- Number of pages
- 325
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674032781
- ISBN
- 9780674032781
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 38.10
€ 45.99
€ 38.10
Paperback. Chikamatsu Monzaemon (1653-1725) wrote some 130 plays, chiefly for the puppet theater, many of which are still performed today, and he is thought to have written the first major tragedies about the common man. This edition contains four of his most important plays including three popular domestic dramas and one history play. Translator(s): Keene, Donald. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: 2GJ; DNF; DSBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 143 x 203 x 12. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231111010
- ISBN
- 9780231111010
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.39
€ 37.99
€ 27.39
Hardback. Balancing analyses of plot, character, and motif with insights into the cultural and political milieu of the late Heian period, this title calls for a re-evaluation of late Heian fiction. It examines 3 texts - "The Tale of Sagoromo", "The Tale of the Hamamatsu Middle Counselor", and "Nezame at Night" - as heirs to the literary legacy of "Genji". Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 250 pages, 4 charts. BIC Classification: 2GJ; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 166 x 254 x 22. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Asia Center United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674025073
- ISBN
- 9780674025073
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 38.20
€ 45.99
€ 38.20
Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 2GJ; CJBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 186 x 181 x 13. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Kodansha USA
- Edition
- Blg Rep
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781568364186
- ISBN
- 9781568364186
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.59
€ 23.99
€ 17.59
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, illus. BIC Classification: 2GJ; CJCW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 122 x 24. Weight in Grams: 244.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Assimil France
- Number of pages
- 272
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- Bilingual
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9782700503555
- ISBN
- 9782700503555
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 21.63
€ 31.99
€ 21.63
Hardback. Series: Modernist Latitudes. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 2GJ; AN; DSB; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 163 x 32. Weight in Grams: 676.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231166508
- ISBN
- 9780231166508
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.35
€ 40.99
€ 29.35
Paperback. Num Pages: 343 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 2GJ; CBDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Publisher
- Bilingual Dictionaries, Incorporated United States
- Number of pages
- 343
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780933146426
- ISBN
- 9780933146426
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 34.65
€ 35.99
€ 34.65
Paperback. Written in the mid-thirteenth century, this book chronicles the epic Genpei war, a civil conflict that marked the end of the power of the Heike clan and changed the course of Japanese history. It depicts the emerging world of the medieval samurai. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. Num Pages: 232 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 2GJ; FC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 14. Weight in Grams: 316. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. 232 pages, Illustrations, maps. Written in the mid-thirteenth century, this book chronicles the epic Genpei war, a civil conflict that marked the end of the power of the Heike clan and changed the course of Japanese history. It depicts the emerging world of the medieval samurai. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 2GJ; FC. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 14. Weight: 316.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Number of pages
- 232
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- First Trade
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231138031
- ISBN
- 9780231138031
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.74
€ 33.99
€ 24.74
Paperback. Series: Survival. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 2GJ; CJB; WTH; WTK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publisher
- Tuttle Shokai Inc Japan
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9784805313626
- ISBN
- 9784805313626
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.16
€ 9.16
Paperback. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: 2GJ; CB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 104 x 156 x 10. Weight in Grams: 114.
- Publisher
- Tuttle Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Revised, Bilingual
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9784805313831
- ISBN
- 9784805313831
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.99€ 8.16
€ 8.99
€ 8.16
Paperback. The annual Japanese/Korean Linguistics Conference provides a forum for research, particularly through comparative study, of both languages. This title includes essays on the phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, historical linguistics, discourse analysis, prosody, and psycholinguistics of these languages from the 2010 conference at Oxford. Editor(s): Frellesvig, Bjarke; Sells, Peter. Num Pages: 550 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 2GJ; 2GK; CFF; CFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Centre for the Study of Language & Information United States
- Number of pages
- 550
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781575866383
- ISBN
- 9781575866383
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.77
€ 37.99
€ 29.77