Grass Lark: Study of Lafcadio Hearn

by Elizabeth Stevenson

It is remarkable how persistent a "minor" writer may be. He may lack the large vision and universal message of the great writer, but instead possess a clear, true, intense view of particular places, peoples, and situations that renders his work unique and irreplacable. Lafcadio Hearn (1850-1904) is such a figure in American literature. Best known as a scholar of Japanese culture, Hearn was a remarkable journalist, translator, travel writer, and perhaps...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138535990
• ISBN13: 9781138535992
• Release Date: December 2020
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 362 Pages