A History of Japanese Literature, Volume 3: The High Middle Ages

by Jin'Ichi Konishi

In this third of five volumes tracing the history of Japanese literature through Mishima Yukio, Jin'ichi Konishi portrays the high medieval period. Here he continues to examine the influence of Chinese literature on Japanese writers, addressing in particular reactions to Sung ideas, Zen Buddhism, and the ideal of literary vocation, michi. This volume focuses on three areas in which Konishi has long made distinctive contributions: court poetry (waka),...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691102481
• ISBN13: 9780691102481
• Release Date: September 1991
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 682 Pages
• Weight: 2.12 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"