Traditional Japanese Literature: An Anthology, Beginnings to 1600, Abridged Edition

by Anthony H. Chambers and Haruo Shirane

Book Overview

Haruo Shirane's critically acclaimed Traditional Japanese Literature: An Anthology, Beginnings to 1600, contains key examples of both high and low styles of poetry, drama, prose fiction, and essays. For this abridged edition, Shirane retains substantial excerpts from such masterworks as The Tale of Genji, The Tales of the Heike, The Pillow Book, the Man'yoshu, and the Kokinshu. He preserves his comprehensive...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231157312
• ISBN13: 9780231157315
• Release Date: September 2012
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 600 Pages
• Weight: 1.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.1"