Japanese Literature: From Murasaki to Murakami

by Marvin Marcus

Japanese Literature: From Murasaki to Murakami provides a concise introduction to the literature of Japan that traces its origins in the seventh century and explores a literary legacy--and its cultural contexts--marked by the intersection of aristocratic elegance and warrior austerity. Coverage extends to the present day with a focus on the complex twists and turns that mark Japan's literature in the modern period. In under one-hundred pages of narrative,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0924304774
• ISBN13: 9780924304774
• Release Date: February 2015
• Publisher: Association for Asian Studies
• Length: 132 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"