A Tokyo Anthology: Literature from Japan's Modern Metropolis, 1850-1920

by Anthony H. Chambers

The city of Tokyo, renamed after the Meiji Restoration, developed an urban culture that was a dynamic integration of Edo's highly developed traditions and Meiji renovations, some of which reflected the influence of Western culture. This wide-ranging anthology--including fictional and dramatic works, essays, newspaper articles, political manifestos, and cartoons--tells the story of how the city's literature and arts grew out of an often chaotic...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0824855906
• ISBN13: 9780824855901
• Release Date: February 2017
• Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
• Length: 536 Pages
• Weight: 1.59 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"