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An Edo Anthology
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Description for An Edo Anthology
Paperback. This anthology brings together in a single volume mostly new translations of some of the best and most important Edo texts. This volume offers an accessible and engaging entry into the varied genres and authors of the period. The literature, generally te Editor(s): Jones, Sumie; Watanabe, Kenji. Num Pages: 584 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JF; 3JH; DQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 157 x 24. Weight in Grams: 718.
During the eighteenth century, Edo (today’s Tokyo) became the world’s largest city, quickly surpassing London and Paris. Its rapidly expanding population and flourishing economy encouraged the development of a thriving popular culture. Innovative and ambitious young authors and artists soon began to look beyond the established categories of poetry, drama, and prose, banding together to invent completely new literary forms that focused on the fun and charm of Edo. Their writings were sometimes witty, wild, and bawdy, and other times sensitive, wise, and polished. Now some of these high spirited works, celebrating the rapid changes, extraordinary events, and scandalous news ... Read more
During the eighteenth century, Edo (today’s Tokyo) became the world’s largest city, quickly surpassing London and Paris. Its rapidly expanding population and flourishing economy encouraged the development of a thriving popular culture. Innovative and ambitious young authors and artists soon began to look beyond the established categories of poetry, drama, and prose, banding together to invent completely new literary forms that focused on the fun and charm of Edo. Their writings were sometimes witty, wild, and bawdy, and other times sensitive, wise, and polished. Now some of these high spirited works, celebrating the rapid changes, extraordinary events, and scandalous news ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Hawai'i Press United States
Number of pages
584
Condition
New
Number of Pages
584
Place of Publication
Honolulu, HI, United States
ISBN
9780824837402
SKU
V9780824837402
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About
Sumie Jones , a specialist in eighteenth-century comparative literature and Edo arts, is professor emerita of East Asian languages and cultures and comparative literature and a residential fellow of the Institute for Advanced Study, Indiana University< USA> Kenji Watanabe , an expert in Edo-period literature and society, is professor emeritus of Rikkyo University, Japan and principal of Rikkyo Niiza Middle ... Read more
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