Early Modern Japanese Literature : An Anthology, 1600-1900 (Translations from the Asian Classics)

Review
"This single volume from Columbia University Press has the bulk and the breadth to introduce to the full scope of Edo literature to the English-speaking world." -- Haruko G. Iwasaki, The Journal of Asian Studies


Review
"There is no more rich or diverse period of Japanese literature than that of the Tokugawa period. The present anthology, which spans three centuries of creative writing in all forms, ranging from philosophical tracts and poetry to proto-comic books and playtexts, is the first single volume I know of in any language to encompass with such gusto the best and most representative writing accomplished during these many decades. Much of the material is newly rendered into English, and the work of some of the finest translators at work today is included. There has quite simply never been a collection like this one. It's an experience not to be missed, and it will give pleasure to many." -- Thomas Rimer, University of Pittsburgh


Book Description
This unique anthology is the first representative collection of Japanese literature from one of the most creative periods in Japanese culture, known variously as the Edo or the Tokugawa. It includes a wide range of fiction, poetry, and drama, and also essays, literary criticism, folk stories, and other noncanonical works with a number of new translations.


About the Author
Haruo Shirane is Shincho Professor of Japanese Literature and Culture at Columbia University. His publications include The Bridge of Dreams: Poetics of the Tale of Genji and Traces of Dreams: Landscape, Cultural Memory, and the Poetry of Bash¯o.


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This unique anthology is the first representative collection of Japanese literature from one of the most creative periods in Japanese culture. Includes a wide range of fiction, poetry, and drama, and also essays, literary criticism, folk stories, and other noncanonical works with a number of new translations.


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