Hitomaro and the Birth of Japanese Lyricism

by Ian Hideo Levy

Book Overview

Professor Levy explores the ritual origins of Japanese verse, the impact of Chinese and Korean literary influence on the seventh-century Court, and the rhetorical deification of the imperial family as the condition under which Hitomaro would begin his career as a Court poet.

Originally published in 1984.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691612730
• ISBN13: 9780691612737
• Release Date: July 2014
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 186 Pages
• Weight: 0.59 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"