Early Modern Japanese Literature: An Anthology, 1600-1900 (Abridged Edition)

Book Overview

This abridged edition of Haruo Shirane's popular anthology, Early Modern Japanese Literature, retains the essential texts that have made the original volume such a valuable resource. The book introduces English-speaking readers to prose fiction genres, including dangibon, kibyoshi (satiric picture books), sharebon (books of wit and fashion), yomihon, kokkeibon (books of humor), gokan (bound books),...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231144156
• ISBN13: 9780231144155
• Release Date: April 2008
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 552 Pages
• Weight: 1.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.2" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 22 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher