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A History of Japanese Literature, Volume 1

Author: Jin'ichi Konishi

Publisher: Princeton University Press

Published: 2017-03-14

Total Pages: 496

ISBN-13: 1400886333

This book, which covers the period from preliterate times to the beginning of the tenth century, is the first of five proposed volumes that will give an account of Japanese literature from its beginnings to the death of the modern novelist Mishima. Originally published in 1984. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Dawn to the West

Author: Donald Keene

Publisher: Columbia University Press

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 708

ISBN-13: 9780231114394

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Donald Keene's definitive history of modern Japanese literature is an achievement beyond the range and scope of any other western writer.

The Cambridge History of Japanese Literature

Author: Haruo Shirane

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2015-12-31

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 1316368289

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The Cambridge History of Japanese Literature provides, for the first time, a history of Japanese literature with comprehensive coverage of the premodern and modern eras in a single volume. The book is arranged topically in a series of short, accessible chapters for easy access and reference, giving insight into both canonical texts and many lesser known, popular genres, from centuries-old folk literature to the detective fiction of modern times. The various period introductions provide an overview of recurrent issues that span many decades, if not centuries. The book also places Japanese literature in a wider East Asian tradition of Sinitic writing and provides comprehensive coverage of women's literature as well as new popular literary forms, including manga (comic books). An extensive bibliography of works in English enables readers to continue to explore this rich tradition through translations and secondary reading.

Origins of Modern Japanese Literature

Author: Kōjin Karatani

Publisher: Duke University Press

Published: 1993

Total Pages: 244

ISBN-13: 9780822313236

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Karatani Kojin is one of Japan's leading critics. In his work as a theoretician, he has described Modernity as have few others; he has re-evaluated the literature of the entire Meiji period and beyond. As one critic has said, Karatani's thought "has had a profound effect on the way we formulate the questions we ask about modern literature and culture ... [his] argument is compelling, moving even, and in the end the reader comes away with a different understanding not only of modern Japanese literature but of modern Japan itself." Among the many authors discussed are Soseki Natsume, Doppo Kunikida, Katai Tayama, and Shoyo Tsubouchi.

Seeds in the Heart

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Publisher: Columbia University Press

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 1284

ISBN-13: 9780231114417

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Donald Keene, a noted authority in the field, offers a guide through the first 900 years of Japanese literature. This period not only defined the unique properties of Japanese prose and prosody, but also produced some of its greatest works.

A History of Japanese Literature

Author: Shūichi Katō

Publisher: Psychology Press

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 414

ISBN-13: 9781873410486

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A new simplified edition translated by Don Sanderson. The original three-volume work, first published in 1979, has been revised specially as a single volume paperback which concentrates on the development of Japanese literature.

Traditional Japanese Literature

Author: Haruo Shirane

Publisher: Columbia University Press

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 601

ISBN-13: 0231157304

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Traditional Japanese Literature features a rich array of works dating from the very beginnings of the Japanese written language through the evolution of Japan's noted aristocratic court and warrior cultures. It contains stunning new translations of such canonical texts as The Tales of the Heike as well as works and genres previously ignored by scholars and unknown to general readers.

The Pleasures of Japanese Literature

Author: Donald Keene

Publisher: Companions to Asian Studies Series

Published: 1988

Total Pages: 133

ISBN-13: 9780231067379

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Introduces Japanese culture, and discusses the aesthetics, poetry, fiction, and theater of Japan

The Cambridge History of Japan

Author: John Whitney Hall

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 1988

Total Pages: 742

ISBN-13: 9780521223546

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Survey of the historical events and developments in medieval Japan's polity, economy, society and culture.

Studies in Modern Japanese Literature

Author: Edwin McClellan

Publisher: U of M Center for Japanese Studies

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 456

ISBN-13:

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In Studies in Modern Japanese Literature, twenty-two students honor their mentor, Edwin McClellan, with essays and translations focusing on literature from the late nineteenth through the late twentieth centuries. The authors discussed range from Natsume S seki to Murakami Haruki, and the subjects that are dealt with include the flourishing of literary forms in response to the Ansei earthquake, the impact of Western styles on Japanese literature, and modern poetry. Together with the translations of short stories, fables, and a critical essay, these contributions provide an overview of modern Japanese literary history. Contributors include: Paul Anderer, Carole Cavanaugh, Robert Lyons Danly, Eto Jun, Susanna Fessler, Elaine Gerbert, Ken K. Ito, Kyoko Kurita, Phyllis I. Lyons, Andrew Markus, Minae Mizumura, James R. Morita, Christopher Michael Rich, Jay Rubin, William F. Sibley, Stephen Snyder, Tomi Suzuki, Alan Tansman, Richard Torrance, John Whittier Treat, Dennis Washburn, and Angela Yiu.