| Description |
442, [2] pages : illustrations ; 22 cm. |
| Series |
UNESCO collection of representative works. Japanese series
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UNESCO collection of representative works. Japanese series.
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| Note |
"This volume is published in accordance with an arrangement between Unesco and the Japanese Government"--Title page verso. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 443-444). |
| Contents |
Part I: Ancient period [To 794 A.D.] -- Manyoshu -- The luck of the sea and luck of the mountains -- Kaifuso -- Part II: Heian period [794-1185] -- Kukai, Kukai and his master -- Tales of Ise -- Kokinshu -- Ki No Tsurayuki, the tosa diary -- Poetry from the six collections -- Mother of Michitsuna, Kagero Nikki -- Murasaki Shikibu, Yugao (from "The Tale of Genji" -- Sei Shonagon, the pillow book -- Murasaki Shikibu, diary -- Daughter of Takasue, the Sarashina diary -- Poetry in Chinese -- Ryojin Hisho -- Lady who loved insects -- Part III: Kamakura period [1185-1333] -- Tale of the Heike -- Shinkokinshu -- Kamo No Chomei, an account of my hut -- Tales from the Uji collection -- Captain of Naruto -- Part IV: Muromachi period [1333-1600] -- Yoshida Kendo, essays in idleness -- Exile of Godaigo -- Seami Motokiyo, the art of the No -- Plan of the No stage -- Kanami Kiyotsugu, Sotoba Komachi -- Seami Motokiyo, birds of sorrow -- Seami Motokiyo, Atsumori -- Seami Motokiyo, the Damask drum -- The bird-catcher in Hades -- Busu -- Poems in Chinese by Buddhist monks -- Three poets at minase -- Three priests -- Part V: Tokugawa period [1600-1868] -- Ihara Saikaku, what the seasons brought to the almanacmaker -- Ihara Saikaku, the umbrella oracle -- Ihara Saikaku, the eternal storehouse of Japan -- Matsuo Basho, the narrow road of Oku -- Matuso Basho, prose poem on the unreal dwelling -- Mukai Kyorai, conversations with Kyorai -- Haiku by Basho and his school -- Chikamatsu on the art of the puppet stage -- Chikamatsu Monzaemon, the love suicides at Sonezaki -- Ejima Kiseki, a wayward wife -- Jippensha Ikku, Hizakurige -- Takizawa Bakin, Shino and Hamaji -- Haiku of the middle and late Tokugawa period -- Waka of the Tokugawa period -- Poetry and prose in Chinese. |
| Summary |
This extensive anthology includes excerpts from plays and novels plus stories, fairy tales, and many poems. |
| Note |
Also issued online. |
| Subject |
Japanese literature -- Heian period, 794-1185.
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Japanese literature -- 1185-1600.
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Japanese literature -- Edo period, 1600-1868.
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Japanese literature -- Translations into English.
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| Related To |
Online version: Keene, Donald. Anthology of Japanese literature. New York : Grove Press, ©1955 (OCoLC)582182082 |
| ISBN |
0802150586 (pbk.) |
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9780802150585 (pbk.) |
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