Early Modern Japanese Literature: An Anthology, 1600-1900 - Translations from the Asian Classics - Haruo Shirane - Books - Columbia University Press - 9780231109901 - July 10, 2002
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Early Modern Japanese Literature: An Anthology, 1600-1900 - Translations from the Asian Classics Abridged edition

Haruo Shirane

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

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.


1392 pages, 203 woodblocks and paintings

Media Books     Hardcover Book   (Book with hard spine and cover)
Released July 10, 2002
ISBN13 9780231109901
Publishers Columbia University Press
Pages 1392
Dimensions 159 × 235 × 51 mm   ·   1.57 kg
Language English  
Editor Shirane, Haruo (Editor, Ealac Department Newsletter)

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