Inscribed Objects and the Development of Literature in Early Japan

By Joshua Frydman

Through looking at fragments of poetry on garbage and as graffiti, as well as at lesser-studied sources, like inscriptions on pottery, architecture, and especially wooden tablets known as mokkan, this book explores how both writing and literature spread through early Japan.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9004461280
• ISBN13: 9789004461284
• Release Date: July 2023
• Publisher: Brill
• Length: 266 Pages
• Weight: 1.19 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.2" x 9.4"