Ebook: Anthology of Japanese literature: from the earliest era to the mid-nineteenth century
Author: Keene Donald
- Tags: English literature--Translations from Japanese, Japanese literature, Japanese literature--Translations into English, Translations, Japanese literature -- Translations into English, English literature -- Translations from Japanese
- Year: 1955
- Publisher: Grove Atlantic
- City: New York
- Language: English
- epub
The sweep of Japanese literature in all its great variety was made available to Western readers for the first time in this anthology. Every genre and style, from the celebrated No plays to the poetry and novels of the seventeenth century, find a place in this book. An introduction by Donald Keene places the selections in their proper historical context, allowing the readers to enjoy the book both as literature and as a guide to the cultural history of Japan. Selections include Man’yoshu” or Collection of Ten Thousand Leaves” from the ancient period; Kokinshu” or Collection of Ancient and Modern Poetry,” The Tosa Diary” of Ki No Tsurayuki, Yugao” from Tales of Genji” of Murasaki Shikibu, and The Pillow Book” of Sei Shonagon from the Heian Period; The Tale of the Heike” from the Kamakura Period; Plan of the No Stage, Birds of Sorrow” of Seami Motokiyo, and...
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