The Land We Saw, the Times We Knew: An Anthology of Zuihitsu Writing from Early Modern Japan

by Gerald Groemer

Book Overview

Japanese zuihitsu (essays) offer a treasure trove of information and insights rarely found in any other genre of Japanese writing. Especially during their golden age, the Edo period (1600-1868), zuihitsu treated a great variety of subjects. In the pages of a typical zuihitsu the reader encountered facts and opinions on everything from martial arts to music, food to fashions, dragons to drama--much of it written casually and seemingly without concern...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 082489250X
• ISBN13: 9780824892500
• Release Date: August 2021
• Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
• Length: 376 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 8.9"