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Dawn to the West: A History of Japanese Literature Japanese Literature of the the Modern Era: Poetry, Drama, Criticism

Keene Donald
Heftet / 1999 / Engelsk

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ISBN
9780231114394
Published
1999-04-27
Publisher
Columbia University Press; Columbia University Press
Height
229 mm
Width
152 mm
Age
P, 06
Language
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Number of pages
698

Author
Keene Donald

Biographical note

Hailed in the New York Times Book Review as "the century's leading expert on Japanese literature, as well as its most indefatigable translator," Donald Keene is Shincho Professor of Japanese Literature and University Professor Emeritus at Columbia University. He is the author, editor, or translator of over thirty books of criticism and works of literature, including No and Bunraku, Twenty Plays of the No Theater, Major Plays of Chikamatsu, The Pleasures of Japanese Literature, Three Plays by Kobo Abe, Modern Japanese Diaries, Essays in Idleness, andTravelers of a Hundred Ages (all published by Columbia).

Dawn to the West: A History of Japanese Literature Japanese Literature of the the Modern Era: Poetry, Drama, Criticism

Keene Donald
Heftet / 1999 / Engelsk
Keene Donald
Heftet / 1999 / Engelsk
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The publication of Dawn to the West... will do even more to establish modern Japanese literature as one of the major literatures of the world. New York Times Book Review

-- Los Angeles Times
The fourth book in a multivolume history of modern Japanese literature by one of the world's most accomplished translators and scholars of Japanese culture and literature, this volume offers unparalleled insight into Japanese poetry, drama, and criticism.
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Preface Poetry in Traditional Forms Introduction The Modern Tanka The Modern Haiku Poetry in New Forms Introduction The Meiji Period (1868-1912) The Taisho Period (1912-1926) The Showa Period (from 1927) The Modern Drama Introduction The Literature of Modern Kabuki The Litearture of Shimpa and Shingeki Modern Criticism Introduction The Meiji Period (1868-1912) The Taisho Period (1912-1926) The Showa Period (from 1927) Glossary Selected List of Translations into English Index
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The fourth book in a multivolume history of modern Japanese literature by one of the world's most accomplished translators and scholars of Japanese culture and literature, this volume offers unparalleled insight into Japanese poetry, drama, and criticism.
Read more

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The publication of Dawn to the West... will do even more to establish modern Japanese literature as one of the major literatures of the world. New York Times Book Review

-- Los Angeles Times
The fourth book in a multivolume history of modern Japanese literature by one of the world's most accomplished translators and scholars of Japanese culture and literature, this volume offers unparalleled insight into Japanese poetry, drama, and criticism.
Read more
Preface Poetry in Traditional Forms Introduction The Modern Tanka The Modern Haiku Poetry in New Forms Introduction The Meiji Period (1868-1912) The Taisho Period (1912-1926) The Showa Period (from 1927) The Modern Drama Introduction The Literature of Modern Kabuki The Litearture of Shimpa and Shingeki Modern Criticism Introduction The Meiji Period (1868-1912) The Taisho Period (1912-1926) The Showa Period (from 1927) Glossary Selected List of Translations into English Index
Read more
The fourth book in a multivolume history of modern Japanese literature by one of the world's most accomplished translators and scholars of Japanese culture and literature, this volume offers unparalleled insight into Japanese poetry, drama, and criticism.
Read more

Product details

ISBN
9780231114394
Published
1999-04-27
Publisher
Columbia University Press; Columbia University Press
Height
229 mm
Width
152 mm
Age
P, 06
Language
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Number of pages
698

Author
Keene Donald

Biographical note

Hailed in the New York Times Book Review as "the century's leading expert on Japanese literature, as well as its most indefatigable translator," Donald Keene is Shincho Professor of Japanese Literature and University Professor Emeritus at Columbia University. He is the author, editor, or translator of over thirty books of criticism and works of literature, including No and Bunraku, Twenty Plays of the No Theater, Major Plays of Chikamatsu, The Pleasures of Japanese Literature, Three Plays by Kobo Abe, Modern Japanese Diaries, Essays in Idleness, andTravelers of a Hundred Ages (all published by Columbia).

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