Traditional Japanese Literature: An Anthology, Beginnings to 1600, Paperback/Haruo Shirane - Columbia University Press

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Description Haruo Shirane\'s critically acclaimed Traditional Japanese Literature: An Anthology, Beginnings to 1600, contains key examples of both high and low styles of poetry, drama, prose fiction, and essays.
His books include Japan and the Culture of the Four Seasons: Nature, Literature, and the Arts
Envisioning The Tale of Genji: Media, Gender, and Cultural Production
Traditional Japanese L.
Highly recommended."--Choice"A wealth of material."--Monumenta Nipponica About the Author Haruo Shirane is Shincho Professor of Japanese Literature and Culture at Columbia University.
All of the introductions are excellent."--Journal of Asian Studies"One of those impressive, erudite, must-have titles for anyone interested in Asian literature."--Bloomsbury Review"An Anthology that comprises superb translations of an exceptionally wide range of texts....
Praise for Traditional Japanese Literature: An Anthology, Beginnings to 1600"Haruo Shirane has done a splendid job at this herculean task."--Joshua Mostow, University of British Columbia "A comprehensive and innovative anthology....
The Anthology is organized by period, genre, and topic--an instructor-friendly structure--and a comprehensive bibliography guides readers toward further study.
Each text and genre is enhanced by extensive introductions that provide sociopolitical and cultural context.
The result is a rich encounter with ancient and medieval Japanese culture and history.
Texts are interwoven to bring into focus common themes, styles, and allusions while inviting comparison and debate.
He features no drama; selections from influential war epics; and notable essays on poetry, fiction, history, and religion.
He preserves his comprehensive survey of secular and religious anecdotes (setsuwa) as well as classical poems with extensive commentary.
For this abridged edition, Shirane retains substantial excerpts from such masterworks as The Tale of Genji, The Tales of the Heike, The Pillow Book, the Man\'yoshu, and the Kokinshu.
Description Haruo Shirane\'s critically acclaimed Traditional Japanese Literature: An Anthology, Beginnings to 1600, contains key examples of both high and low styles of poetry, drama, prose fiction, and essays