Format:
XXVIII, 1255 S.
,
col. ill., map
,
25 cm
ISBN:
023113696X
,
9780231136969
,
0231136978
,
9780231136976
Series Statement:
Translations from the Asian classics
Content:
"Traditional Japanese Literature features a rich array of works dating from the very beginnings of the Japanese written language through the noted age of aristocratic court life into the period of warrior culture. The anthology contains new translations of such canonical texts as The Tales of the Heike and generous selections from Man'yoshu, The Tale of Genji, The Pillow Book, and Kokinshu. It includes a stunning range of folk literature, war epics, poetry, and n? drama, and an impressive collection of dramatic, poetic, and fictional works from both elite and popular cultures. Also represented are religious and secular anecdotes, literary criticism, essays, and works written in Chinese by Japanese writers. Arranged by chronology and genre, the readings are carefully introduced and placed into a larger political, cultural, and literary context, and the extensive bibliographies offer further study. Intended as a companion to Columbia University Press's Early Modern Japanese Literature: An Anthology, 1600-1900, Traditional Japanese Literature significantly deepens our understanding of Japanese literature as well as of ancient, classical, and medieval Japanese culture." -- Book cover.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [1183]-1209) and index
Language:
English
Subjects:
Comparative Studies. Non-European Languages/Literatures
Keywords:
Japanisch
;
Literatur
;
Geschichte Anfänge-1600
;
Anthologie
;
Anthologie
URL:
Table of contents only
URL:
http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip064/2005034052.html
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