Early Modern Japanese Literature: An Anthology, 1600-1900

Book Overview

This is the first anthology ever devoted to early modern Japanese literature, spanning the period from 1600 to 1900, known variously as the Edo or the Tokugawa, one of the most creative epochs of Japanese culture. This anthology, which will be of vital interest to anyone involved in this era, includes not only fiction, poetry, and drama, but also essays, treatises, literary criticism, comic poetry, adaptations from Chinese, folk stories and other...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231109911
• ISBN13: 9780231109918
• Release Date: September 2004
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 1392 Pages
• Weight: 3.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.8" x 5.9" x 8.8"
• Age Range: 22 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher