Traditional Japanese Literature: An Anthology, Beginnings to 1600

by Anthony H. Chambers and Haruo Shirane

Book Overview

Traditional Japanese Literature features a rich array of works dating from the very beginnings of the Japanese written language through the evolution of Japan's noted aristocratic court and warrior cultures. It contains stunning new translations of such canonical texts as The Tales of the Heike as well as works and genres previously ignored by scholars and unknown to general readers.

This volume includes generous selections...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231136978
• ISBN13: 9780231136976
• Release Date: August 2008
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 1288 Pages
• Weight: 3.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.3" x 5.7" x 8.9"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher