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The Cambridge History of Japanese Literature

Author : Haruo Shirane
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1316368289
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (163 download)

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Download or read book The Cambridge History of Japanese Literature written by Haruo Shirane and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2015-12-31 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Origins of Modern Japanese Literature

Author : Kōjin Karatani
Publisher : Duke University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780822313236
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (132 download)

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Download or read book Origins of Modern Japanese Literature written by Kōjin Karatani and published by Duke University Press. This book was released on 1993 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Karatani Kojin is one of Japan's leading critics. In his work as a theoretician, he has described Modernity as have few others; he has re-evaluated the literature of the entire Meiji period and beyond. As one critic has said, Karatani's thought "has had a profound effect on the way we formulate the questions we ask about modern literature and culture ... [his] argument is compelling, moving even, and in the end the reader comes away with a different understanding not only of modern Japanese literature but of modern Japan itself." Among the many authors discussed are Soseki Natsume, Doppo Kunikida, Katai Tayama, and Shoyo Tsubouchi.

Dawn to the West

Author : Donald Keene
Publisher : Columbia University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780231114394
Total Pages : 708 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (143 download)

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Download or read book Dawn to the West written by Donald Keene and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 1999 with total page 708 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Donald Keene's definitive history of modern Japanese literature is an achievement beyond the range and scope of any other western writer.

Traditional Japanese Literature

Author : Haruo Shirane
Publisher : Columbia University Press
ISBN 13 : 0231157304
Total Pages : 601 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (311 download)

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Download or read book Traditional Japanese Literature written by Haruo Shirane and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2012 with total page 601 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

The Rise and Fall of Modern Japanese Literature

Author : John Whittier Treat
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 022654527X
Total Pages : 408 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (265 download)

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Download or read book The Rise and Fall of Modern Japanese Literature written by John Whittier Treat and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2018-04-03 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Rise and Fall of Modern Japanese Literature tells the story of Japanese literature from its start in the 1870s against the backdrop of a rapidly coalescing modern nation to the present. John Whittier Treat takes up both canonical and forgotten works, the non-literary as well as the literary, and pays special attention to the Japanese state’s hand in shaping literature throughout the country’s nineteenth-century industrialization, a half-century of empire and war, its post-1945 reconstruction, and the challenges of the twenty-first century to modern nationhood. Beginning with journalistic accounts of female criminals in the aftermath of the Meiji civil war, Treat moves on to explore how woman novelist Higuchi Ichiyo’s stories engaged with modern liberal economics, sex work, and marriage; credits Natsume Soseki’s satire I Am a Cat with the triumph of print over orality in the early twentieth century; and links narcissism in the visual arts with that of the Japanese I-novel on the eve of the country’s turn to militarism in the 1930s. From imperialism to Americanization and the new media of television and manga, from boogie-woogie music to Yoshimoto Banana and Murakami Haruki, Treat traces the stories Japanese audiences expected literature to tell and those they did not. The book concludes with a classic of Japanese science fiction a description of present-day crises writers face in a Japan hobbled by a changing economy and unprecedented natural and manmade catastrophes. The Rise and Fall of Japanese Literature reinterprets the “end of literature”—a phrase heard often in Japan—as a clarion call to understand how literary culture worldwide now teeters on a historic precipice, one at which Japan’s writers may have arrived just a moment before the rest of us.

A History of Japanese Literature

Author : William George Aston
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 436 pages
Book Rating : 4.X/5 (1 download)

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Download or read book A History of Japanese Literature written by William George Aston and published by . This book was released on 1899 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Historical Dictionary of Modern Japanese Literature and Theater

Author : Scott J. Miller
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
ISBN 13 : 0810863197
Total Pages : 234 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (18 download)

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Download or read book Historical Dictionary of Modern Japanese Literature and Theater written by Scott J. Miller and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 2009-07-01 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With the Meiji Restoration in 1868, Japan opened its doors to the West and underwent remarkable changes as it sought to become a modern nation. Accompanying the political changes that Western trade ushered in were widespread social and cultural changes. Newspapers, novels, poems, and plays from the Western world were soon adapted and translated into Japanese. The combination of the rich storytelling tradition of Japan with the realism and modernism of the West produced some of the greatest literature of the modern age. Historical Dictionary of Modern Japanese Literature and Theater presents a broad perspective on the development and history of literature_narrative, poetry, and drama_in modern Japan. This book offers a chronology, introduction, bibliography, and over 400 cross-referenced dictionary entries on authors, literary and historical developments, trends, genres, and concepts that played a central role in the evolution of modern Japanese literature.

Milky Way Railroad

Author : Kenji Miyazawa
Publisher : Stone Bridge Press
ISBN 13 : 1933330406
Total Pages : 146 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (333 download)

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Download or read book Milky Way Railroad written by Kenji Miyazawa and published by Stone Bridge Press. This book was released on 2008-01-01 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A tender, timeless fable about afterlife from Japan's best-loved children's writer.

A History of Japanese Literature

Author : Shūichi Katō
Publisher : Psychology Press
ISBN 13 : 9781873410486
Total Pages : 414 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (14 download)

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Download or read book A History of Japanese Literature written by Shūichi Katō and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 1997 with total page 414 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A new simplified edition translated by Don Sanderson. The original three-volume work, first published in 1979, has been revised specially as a single volume paperback which concentrates on the development of Japanese literature.

A History of Japanese Literature, Volume 1

Author : Jin'ichi Konishi
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 1400886333
Total Pages : 496 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (8 download)

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Download or read book A History of Japanese Literature, Volume 1 written by Jin'ichi Konishi and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2017-03-14 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Writing Technology in Meiji Japan

Author : Seth Jacobowitz
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 1684175623
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (841 download)

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Download or read book Writing Technology in Meiji Japan written by Seth Jacobowitz and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2020-05-11 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Writing Technology in Meiji Japan boldly rethinks the origins of modern Japanese language, literature, and visual culture from the perspective of media history. Drawing upon methodological insights by Friedrich Kittler and extensive archival research, Seth Jacobowitz investigates a range of epistemic transformations in the Meiji era (1868–1912), from the rise of communication networks such as telegraph and post to debates over national language and script reform. He documents the changing discursive practices and conceptual constellations that reshaped the verbal, visual, and literary regimes from the Tokugawa era. These changes culminate in the discovery of a new vernacular literary style from the shorthand transcriptions of theatrical storytelling (rakugo) that was subsequently championed by major writers such as Masaoka Shiki and Natsume Sōseki as the basis for a new mode of transparently objective, “transcriptive” realism. The birth of modern Japanese literature is thus located not only in shorthand alone, but within the emergent, multimedia channels that were arriving from the West. This book represents the first systematic study of the ways in which media and inscriptive technologies available in Japan at its threshold of modernization in the late nineteenth to early twentieth century shaped and brought into being modern Japanese literature.

The Pleasures of Japanese Literature

Author : Donald Keene
Publisher : Columbia University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780231067362
Total Pages : 174 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (673 download)

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Download or read book The Pleasures of Japanese Literature written by Donald Keene and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 1988 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Perhaps no one is more qualified to write about Japanese culture than Donald Keene, considered the leading interpreter of that nation's literature to the Western world. The author, editor, or translator of nearly three dozen books of criticism and works of literature, Keene now offers an enjoyable and beautifully written introduction to traditional Japanese culture for the general reader. The book acquaints the reader with Japanese aesthetics, poetry, fiction, and theater, and offers Keene's appreciations of these topics. Based on lectures given at the New York Public Library, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the University of California, Los Angeles, the essays -though written by a renowned scholar- presuppose no knowledge of Japanese culture. Keene's deep learning, in fact, enables him to construct an overview as delightful to read as it is informative. His insights often illuminate aspects of traditional Japanese culture that endure today. One of these is the appreciation of "perishability." this appreciation os seen in countless little bits of Japanese life: in temples made of wood instead of durable materials; in the preference for objects -such as pottery- that are worn, broken, or used rather than new; and in the national love of the delicate cherry blossom, which normally falls after a brief three days of flowering. Keene quotes the fourteenth-century Buddhist monk Kenko, who wrote that "the most precious thing about life is its uncertainty." Throughout the volume, Keene demonstrates that the rich artistic and social traditions of Japan can indeed be understood by readers from our culture. This book will enlighten anyone interested in Japanese literature and culture.

Reading Food in Modern Japanese Literature

Author : Tomoko Aoyama
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
ISBN 13 : 082483285X
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (248 download)

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Download or read book Reading Food in Modern Japanese Literature written by Tomoko Aoyama and published by University of Hawaii Press. This book was released on 2008-09-30 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Literature, like food, is, in Terry Eagleton’s words, "endlessly interpretable," and food, like literature, "looks like an object but is actually a relationship." So how much do we, and should we, read into the way food is represented in literature? Reading Food explores this and other questions in an unusual and fascinating tour of twentieth-century Japanese literature. Tomoko Aoyama analyzes a wide range of diverse writings that focus on food, eating, and cooking and considers how factors such as industrialization, urbanization, nationalism, and gender construction have affected people’s relationships to food, nature, and culture, and to each other. The examples she offers are taken from novels (shosetsu) and other literary texts and include well known writers (such as Tanizaki Jun’ichiro, Hayashi Fumiko, Okamoto Kanoko, Kaiko Takeshi, and Yoshimoto Banana) as well as those who are less widely known (Murai Gensai, Nagatsuka Takashi, Sumii Sue, and Numa Shozo). Food is everywhere in Japanese literature, and early chapters illustrate historical changes and variations in the treatment of food and eating. Examples are drawn from Meiji literary diaries, children’s stories, peasant and proletarian literature, and women’s writing before and after World War II. The author then turns to the theme of cannibalism in serious and popular novels. Key issues include ethical questions about survival, colonization, and cultural identity. The quest for gastronomic gratification is a dominant theme in "gourmet novels." Like cannibalism, the gastronomic journey as a literary theme is deeply implicated with cultural identity. The final chapter deals specifically with contemporary novels by women, some of which celebrate the inclusiveness of eating (and writing), while others grapple with the fear of eating. Such dread or disgust can be seen as a warning against what the complacent "gourmet boom" of the 1980s and 1990s concealed: the dangers of a market economy, environmental destruction, and continuing gender biases. Reading Food in Modern Japanese Literature will tempt any reader with an interest in food, literature, and culture. Moreover, it provides appetizing hints for further savoring, digesting, and incorporating textual food.

Routledge Handbook of Modern Japanese Literature

Author : Rachael Hutchinson
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317647726
Total Pages : 364 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (176 download)

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Download or read book Routledge Handbook of Modern Japanese Literature written by Rachael Hutchinson and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-06-03 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Routledge Handbook of Modern Japanese Literature provides a comprehensive overview of how we study Japanese literature today. Rather than taking a purely chronological approach to the content, the chapters survey the state of the field through a number of pressing issues and themes, examining the ways in which it is possible to read modern Japanese literature and situate it in relation to critical theory. The Handbook examines various modes of literary production (such as fiction, poetry, and critical essays) as distinct forms of expression that nonetheless are closely interrelated. Attention is drawn to the idea of the bunjin as a ‘person of letters’ and a more realistic assessment is provided of how writers have engaged with ideas – not labelled a ‘novelist’ or ‘poet’, but a ‘writer’ who may at one time or another choose to write in various forms. The book provides an overview of major authors and genres by situating them within broader themes that have defined the way writers have produced literature in modern Japan, as well as how those works have been read and understood by different readers in different time periods. The Routledge Handbook of Modern Japanese Literature draws from an international array of established experts in the field as well as promising young researchers. It represents a wide variety of critical approaches, giving the study a broad range of perspectives. This handbook will be of interest to students and scholars of Asian Studies, Literature, Sociology, Critical Theory, and History.

History of Japanese Literature

Author : William George Aston
Publisher : Tuttle Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1462907644
Total Pages : 432 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (629 download)

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Download or read book History of Japanese Literature written by William George Aston and published by Tuttle Publishing. This book was released on 2012-09-11 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Professor Aston's A History of Japanese Literature has a permanent place on the bookshelves of all lovers of Japan. William George Aston, who pioneered in the translation of Japanese literature into English, made many original contributions to Japanese studies. His writing is fresh and informative. The periods reviewed range from the ancient days, when Japan's history was just dawning, to the Meiji Restoration of 1868, when all aspects of Japanese life were being transformed. No aspect of Japanese culture escaped modification or change after Meiji, but Aston is mainly concerned with the profound literary heritage of Japan before Westernization. A long–time resident of Japan, who was intimately acquainted with Japanese books and scholars, he used the unique opportunities of his life to make available to English Readers the new world of Japanese literature. His scholarship is vast, yet he never loses the human touch, and he is always easy to read.

Japanese Literature

Author : Epiphanius Wilson
Publisher : Prabhat Prakashan
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 341 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Japanese Literature written by Epiphanius Wilson and published by Prabhat Prakashan. This book was released on 2024-04-23 with total page 341 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover the Rich Tapestry of Japanese Literature Embark on a journey through the captivating world of Japanese literature, where tradition meets modernity and timeless tales unfold against the backdrop of ancient landscapes and contemporary society. Explore the Depths of Japanese Culture 'Japanese Literature' offers readers a glimpse into the rich tapestry of Japanese culture, from the elegant haiku poetry of Matsuo Bashō to the haunting tales of ghosts and samurai in the works of Lafcadio Hearn. Whether you're drawn to the serene beauty of traditional Japanese aesthetics or the vibrant energy of modern urban life, Japanese literature has something to offer every reader. With its diverse range of genres, styles, and themes, Japanese literature reflects the complexity and diversity of Japanese society. From the timeless classics of the Heian period to the groundbreaking works of contemporary authors like Haruki Murakami, Japanese literature continues to captivate readers around the world with its unique blend of tradition and innovation. Experience the Magic of Japanese Storytelling 'Japanese Literature' invites readers to immerse themselves in a world of myth, legend, and imagination, where ancient gods walk among mortals and ordinary people discover extraordinary courage and resilience. Whether you're exploring the mystical realms of Japanese folklore or delving into the psychological depths of modern Japanese novels, each story offers a window into the human experience and the mysteries of life. From the tender romance of Murasaki Shikibu's 'The Tale of Genji' to the surreal landscapes of Yoko Ogawa's 'The Housekeeper and the Professor,' Japanese literature captivates readers with its exquisite prose, vivid imagery, and profound insights into the human condition. Whether you're a seasoned reader or new to Japanese literature, there's always something new to discover and delight in. Why 'Japanese Literature' Is a Must-Read for Literature Enthusiasts: Diverse Selection: Explore a wide range of Japanese literary works, from ancient classics to contemporary masterpieces, each offering a unique perspective on Japanese culture and society. Cultural Insight: Gain a deeper understanding of Japanese history, traditions, and values through the rich tapestry of stories, characters, and themes found in Japanese literature. Universal Themes: Discover the timeless relevance of Japanese literature as it explores universal themes such as love, loss, identity, and the search for meaning in a rapidly changing world. Perfect Gift: Share the magic of Japanese literature with friends and family by gifting them a copy of 'Japanese Literature.' It's the perfect choice for anyone who appreciates the beauty of language, the power of storytelling, and the richness of world cultures.Don't miss your chance to explore the enchanting world of Japanese literature. Dive into the pages of 'Japanese Literature' and let its timeless tales transport you to a land of beauty, mystery, and wonder.

Exploring Japanese Literature

Author : Giles Murray
Publisher : National Geographic Books
ISBN 13 : 1568365411
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (683 download)

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Download or read book Exploring Japanese Literature written by Giles Murray and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2013-11-08 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Yasunari Kawabata, Yukio Mishima and Junichiro Tanizaki are all giants of world literature. It stands to reason that students of Japanese would long to read them in their original language. Exploring Japanese Literature enables them to do just that. Featuring one each of these writers’ most characteristic stories—plus linguistic support in the form of a built-in dictionary—the book picks up where the author’s previous bestselling text, Breaking into Japanese Literature, left off. The poignancy of romance between a wealthy Tokyoite and a provincial geisha in Yasunari Kawabata’s "Snow Country"; the ecstatic frenzy of a couple committing ritual suicide in Mishima’s "Patriotism"; the amoral antics of a playboy aesthete trying to fire up his flagging zest for life in Tanizaki’s "The Secret" — Exploring Japanese Literature is a reader’s entrée into the uniquely rich and exotic world of modern Japanese fiction. On each two-page spread, the original Japanese is printed in large type on the left-hand page, with the corresponding English translation on the right and the dictionary running along the bottoms of both. Everything the student needs to read the stories and understand them is right there. To enrich students’ experience even further, Exploring Japanese Literature also features biographies of the three novelists, mini-prefaces that set the scene for the individual stories, and evocative illustrations. In addition, there is a dedicated website at www.speaking-japanese.com where learners have the chance to put forward their own interpretations of the Japanese and engage in debate with the author, the editor and, of course, other readers of the book. Exploring Japanese Literature is recommended for upper-intermediate and advanced level students.