Knowing the Amorous Man: A History of Scholarship on Tales of Ise

by Jamie L Newhard

Tales of Ise (Ise monogatari) is traditionally identified as one of the most important Japanese literary texts of the Heian period (794-1185). Since its enshrinement in the classical literary canon as early as the eleventh century, the work has also been the object of intensive study and extensive commentary. Its idiosyncratic form--125 loosely connected episodes recounting the life and loves of an anonymous courtier--and mysterious authorship have...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674073355
• ISBN13: 9780674073357
• Release Date: May 2013
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.3" x 9.0"