The Willow in Autumn: Ryutei Tanehiko

by Andrew Markus

In early 19th-century Japan - the silver age of Edo-period literature - Ryutei Tanehiko was a well-known author of popular illustrated fiction. This account of his life and works covers his early yomihon (lengthy romances of improbable perils and adventures) and his gokan (intricately plotted stories in simple language intended for a general audience).

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674953517
• ISBN13: 9780674953512
• Release Date: February 1992
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 290 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 9.4"