The Princeton Companion to Classical Japanese Literature

The Princeton Companion to Classical Japanese Literature PDF Author: Earl Miner
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 0691218382
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 600

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The description for this book, The Princeton Companion to Classical Japanese Literature, will be forthcoming.

The Princeton Companion to Classical Japanese Literature

The Princeton Companion to Classical Japanese Literature PDF Author: Earl Miner
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 0691218382
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 600

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The description for this book, The Princeton Companion to Classical Japanese Literature, will be forthcoming.

The Princeton Companion to Classical Japanese Literature

The Princeton Companion to Classical Japanese Literature PDF Author: Earl Roy Miner
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Category : Japanese literature
Languages : en
Pages : 570

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Principles of Classical Japanese Literature

Principles of Classical Japanese Literature PDF Author: Sumie Jones
Publisher: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press
ISBN: 9780691066356
Category : Japanese literature
Languages : en
Pages : 281

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The Description for this book, Principles of Classical Japanese Literature, will be forthcoming.

Principles of Classical Japanese Literature

Principles of Classical Japanese Literature PDF Author: Sumie Jones
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780835734349
Category : Japanese literature
Languages : en
Pages : 281

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A History of Japanese Literature, Volume 1

A History of Japanese Literature, Volume 1 PDF Author: Jin'ichi Konishi
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 1400886333
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 496

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This book, which covers the period from preliterate times to the beginning of the tenth century, is the first of five proposed volumes that will give an account of Japanese literature from its beginnings to the death of the modern novelist Mishima. Originally published in 1984. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

The Cambridge History of Japanese Literature

The Cambridge History of Japanese Literature PDF Author: Haruo Shirane
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1316368289
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages :

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The Cambridge History of Japanese Literature provides, for the first time, a history of Japanese literature with comprehensive coverage of the premodern and modern eras in a single volume. The book is arranged topically in a series of short, accessible chapters for easy access and reference, giving insight into both canonical texts and many lesser known, popular genres, from centuries-old folk literature to the detective fiction of modern times. The various period introductions provide an overview of recurrent issues that span many decades, if not centuries. The book also places Japanese literature in a wider East Asian tradition of Sinitic writing and provides comprehensive coverage of women's literature as well as new popular literary forms, including manga (comic books). An extensive bibliography of works in English enables readers to continue to explore this rich tradition through translations and secondary reading.

Japanese History & Culture from Ancient to Modern Times

Japanese History & Culture from Ancient to Modern Times PDF Author: John W. Dower
Publisher: Manchester University Press
ISBN: 9780719019142
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 252

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A History of Japanese Literature, Volume 2

A History of Japanese Literature, Volume 2 PDF Author: Jin'ichi Konishi
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 1400886031
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 482

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The second of live volumes planned to give a systematic account of Japanese literature from its beginnings to the death of the modern novelist Mishima, this book establishes the character of the literature of the early Middle Ages, from the ninth to the mid-twelfth century. Originally published in 1986. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Worlding Sei Shônagon

Worlding Sei Shônagon PDF Author: Valerie Henitiuk
Publisher: University of Ottawa Press
ISBN: 0776619799
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 331

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The Makura no Sôshi, or The Pillow Book as it is generally known in English, is a collection of personal reflections and anecdotes about life in the Japanese royal court composed around the turn of the eleventh century by a woman known as Sei Shônagon. Its opening section, which begins haru wa akebono, or “spring, dawn,” is arguably the single most famous passage in Japanese literature. Throughout its long life, The Pillow Book has been translated countless times. It has captured the European imagination with its lyrical style, compelling images and the striking personal voice of its author. Worlding Sei Shônagon guides the reader through the remarkable translation history of The Pillow Book in the West, gathering almost fifty translations of the “spring, dawn” passage, which span one-hundred-and-thirty-five years and sixteen languages. Many of the translations are made readily available for the first time in this study. The versions collected in Worlding Sei Shônagon are an enlightening example of the many ways in which translations can differ from their source text, undermining the idea of translation as the straightforward transfer of meaning from one language to another, one culture to another. By tracing the often convoluted trajectory through which a once wholly foreign literary work becomes domesticated—or resists domestication—this compilation also exposes the various historical, ideological or other forces that inevitably shape our experience of literature, for better or for worse.

Japanese Aesthetics and Culture

Japanese Aesthetics and Culture PDF Author: Nancy G. Hume
Publisher: State University of New York Press
ISBN: 1438407254
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 401

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This anthology is intended to supplement courses in which Japanese aesthetics and culture are taught. The essays assume little background knowledge; they do represent seminal thought in literary, cultural, and aesthetic criticism, and are well known to scholars for their clarity and straightforward exposition, making them especially useful to the Westerner who does not speak Japanese. Some of the essays provide a general introduction to the basic theories of Japanese aesthetics, others deal with poetry and theater, and a third group discusses cultural phenomena directly related to classic Japanese literature. The text includes notes on historical periods and language, a glossary of the most significant literary and aesthetic vocabulary, and an extensive, annotated bibliography that guides the reader to primary materials, critical studies, general histories, anthologies, encyclopedias, and lists of films and audio-visual materials. Nancy G. Hume is Associate Professor of English at Essex Community College, Baltimore, Maryland.