Idealism, Protest, and the Tale of Genji: The Confucianism of Kumazawa Banzan (1619-91)

by James McMullen

This book is a new study of the leading seventeenth-century samurai Confucian, Kumazawa Banzan (1619-91). It describes his stormy life as a samurai, his interpretation of Confucian philosophy, and his imaginative commentary on Japan's greatest literary monument, The Tale of Genji. More than warrior and philosopher, Banzan is presented as a critic of the Japanese society of his day.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198152515
• ISBN13: 9780198152514
• Release Date: December 1999
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 568 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 5.6" x 8.4"