The Cambridge History Of Japanese Literature

Author : Haruo Shirane,Tomi Suzuki
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2015-12-31
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781316368282

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The Cambridge History of Japanese Literature by Haruo Shirane,Tomi Suzuki Pdf

The Cambridge History of Japanese Literature provides, for the first time, a history of Japanese literature with comprehensive coverage of the premodern and modern eras in a single volume. The book is arranged topically in a series of short, accessible chapters for easy access and reference, giving insight into both canonical texts and many lesser known, popular genres, from centuries-old folk literature to the detective fiction of modern times. The various period introductions provide an overview of recurrent issues that span many decades, if not centuries. The book also places Japanese literature in a wider East Asian tradition of Sinitic writing and provides comprehensive coverage of women's literature as well as new popular literary forms, including manga (comic books). An extensive bibliography of works in English enables readers to continue to explore this rich tradition through translations and secondary reading.

Author : Coral Ann Howells,Eva-Marie Kröller
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 802 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2009-11-05
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0521868769

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The Cambridge History of Canadian Literature by Coral Ann Howells,Eva-Marie Kröller Pdf

From Aboriginal writing to Margaret Atwood, this is a complete English-language history of Canadian writing in English and French from its beginnings. The multi-authored volume pays special attention to works from the 1960s and after, to multicultural and Indigenous writing, popular literature, and the interaction of anglophone and francophone cultures throughout Canadian history. Established genres such as fiction, drama and poetry are discussed alongside forms of writing which have traditionally received less attention, such as the essay, nature-writing, life-writing, journalism, and comics, and also writing in which the conventional separation between genres has broken down, such as the poetic novel. Written by an international team of distinguished scholars, the volume includes a separate, substantial section discussing major genres in French, as well as a detailed chronology of historical and literary/cultural events, and an extensive bibliography covering criticism in English and French.

Author : John Whitney Hall,Donald H. Shively
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 796 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : History
ISBN : 0521223539

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The Cambridge History of Japan by John Whitney Hall,Donald H. Shively Pdf

This volume provides the most comprehensive treatment in Western literature of the Heian period, the Japanese imperial court's golden age.

Author : John Whitney Hall
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 742 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : History
ISBN : 0521223547

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The Cambridge History of Japan by John Whitney Hall Pdf

Survey of the historical events and developments in medieval Japan's polity, economy, society and culture.

Author : W. G. Aston
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 427 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2015-03-05
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781108081061

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A History of Japanese Literature by W. G. Aston Pdf

This 1899 work is a thorough and accessible survey of Japanese literature from its origins to the nineteenth century.

Author : Richard Donovan
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 261 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2019-09-12
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781527539877

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Translating Modern Japanese Literature by Richard Donovan Pdf

This book presents and comments on four short works of Japanese literature by prominent writers of the early twentieth century, including Natsume Sōseki and Miyazawa Kenji. These are their first-ever published English translations. The book is designed to be used as a textbook for the translation of modern Japanese literature—another first. Each chapter introduces the writer and his work, presents the original Japanese text in its entirety, and encourages students with advanced Japanese to make their own translation of it, before reading the author’s translation that follows. The detailed commentary section in each chapter focuses on two stylistic issues that characterise the source text, and how the target text—the translation—has dealt with them, before the chapter concludes with questions for further discussion and analysis.

Author : Yoshio Sugimoto
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 672 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2009-06-30
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781107495463

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The Cambridge Companion to Modern Japanese Culture by Yoshio Sugimoto Pdf

This Companion provides a comprehensive overview of the influences that have shaped modern-day Japan. Spanning one and a half centuries from the Meiji Restoration in 1868 to the beginning of the twenty-first century, this volume covers topics such as technology, food, nationalism and rise of anime and manga in the visual arts. The Cambridge Companion to Modern Japanese Culture traces the cultural transformation that took place over the course of the twentieth century, and paints a picture of a nation rich in cultural diversity. With contributions from some of the most prominent scholars in the field, The Cambridge Companion to Modern Japanese Culture is an authoritative introduction to this subject.

Author : Tomoko Aoyama
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2008-09-30
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780824832858

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Reading Food in Modern Japanese Literature by Tomoko Aoyama Pdf

Literature, like food, is, in Terry Eagleton’s words, "endlessly interpretable," and food, like literature, "looks like an object but is actually a relationship." So how much do we, and should we, read into the way food is represented in literature? Reading Food explores this and other questions in an unusual and fascinating tour of twentieth-century Japanese literature. Tomoko Aoyama analyzes a wide range of diverse writings that focus on food, eating, and cooking and considers how factors such as industrialization, urbanization, nationalism, and gender construction have affected people’s relationships to food, nature, and culture, and to each other. The examples she offers are taken from novels (shosetsu) and other literary texts and include well known writers (such as Tanizaki Jun’ichiro, Hayashi Fumiko, Okamoto Kanoko, Kaiko Takeshi, and Yoshimoto Banana) as well as those who are less widely known (Murai Gensai, Nagatsuka Takashi, Sumii Sue, and Numa Shozo). Food is everywhere in Japanese literature, and early chapters illustrate historical changes and variations in the treatment of food and eating. Examples are drawn from Meiji literary diaries, children’s stories, peasant and proletarian literature, and women’s writing before and after World War II. The author then turns to the theme of cannibalism in serious and popular novels. Key issues include ethical questions about survival, colonization, and cultural identity. The quest for gastronomic gratification is a dominant theme in "gourmet novels." Like cannibalism, the gastronomic journey as a literary theme is deeply implicated with cultural identity. The final chapter deals specifically with contemporary novels by women, some of which celebrate the inclusiveness of eating (and writing), while others grapple with the fear of eating. Such dread or disgust can be seen as a warning against what the complacent "gourmet boom" of the 1980s and 1990s concealed: the dangers of a market economy, environmental destruction, and continuing gender biases. Reading Food in Modern Japanese Literature will tempt any reader with an interest in food, literature, and culture. Moreover, it provides appetizing hints for further savoring, digesting, and incorporating textual food.

Author : Bjarke Frellesvig
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2010-07-29
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9781139488808

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A History of the Japanese Language by Bjarke Frellesvig Pdf

Bjarke Frellesvig describes the development of the Japanese language from its recorded beginnings until the present day as reflected by the written sources and historical record. Beginning with a description of the oldest attested stage of the language, Old Japanese (approximately the eighth century AD), and then tracing the changes which occurred through the Early Middle Japanese (800–1200), Late Middle Japanese (1200–1600) and the Modern Japanese (1600–onwards) periods, a complete internal history of the language is examined and discussed. This account provides a comprehensive study of how the Japanese language has developed and adapted, providing a much needed resource for scholars. A History of the Japanese Language is invaluable to all those interested in the Japanese language and also students of language change generally.

Author : Shūichi Katō
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 414 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Japanese literature
ISBN : 1873410484

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A History of Japanese Literature by Shūichi Katō Pdf

A new simplified edition translated by Don Sanderson. The original three-volume work, first published in 1979, has been revised specially as a single volume paperback which concentrates on the development of Japanese literature.

Author : Marius B. Jansen
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1995-09-29
Category : History
ISBN : 0521484057

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The Emergence of Meiji Japan by Marius B. Jansen Pdf

This paperback edition brings together chapters from volume 5 of The Cambridge History of Japan. Japan underwent momentous changes during the middle decades of the nineteenth century. This book chronicles the hardships of the Tempo era in the 1830s, the crisis of values and confidence during the last half century of Tokugawa rule, and the political process that finally brought down the Tokugawa regime and ended centuries of warrior rule. It goes on to discuss the samurai rebellions against the Meiji Restoration, and national movements for constitutional government which indirectly resulted in the Meiji Constitution of 1889. The significance of Japan's Meiji transformation for the rest of the world is the subject of the final chapter, in which Professor Akira Iriye discusses Japan's drive to Great Power status. 'Constitutional rule at home, imperialism abroad', became new goals for early twentieth-century Japan.

Author : Jin'ichi Konishi
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 461 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Japan
ISBN : 0691065926

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A History of Japanese Literature by Jin'ichi Konishi Pdf

Author : Rajini Srikanth,Min Hyoung Song
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2015-12-01
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781316368459

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The Cambridge History of Asian American Literature by Rajini Srikanth,Min Hyoung Song Pdf

The Cambridge History of Asian American Literature presents a comprehensive history of the field, from its origins in the nineteenth century to the present day. It offers an unparalleled examination of all facets of Asian American writing that help readers to understand how authors have sought to make their experiences meaningful. Covering subjects from autobiography and Japanese American internment literature to contemporary drama and social protest performance, this History traces the development of a literary tradition while remaining grounded in current scholarship. It also presents new critical approaches to Asian American literature that will serve the needs of students and specialists alike. Written by leading scholars in the field, The Cambridge History of Asian American Literature will not only engage readers in contemporary debates but also serve as a definitive reference for years to come.

Author : W. G. (William George) 1841-1911 Aston
Publisher : Wentworth Press
Page : 426 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2016-08-26
Category : History
ISBN : 1362919772

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HIST OF JAPANESE LITERATURE by W. G. (William George) 1841-1911 Aston Pdf

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Author : Richard Bowring,Peter Kornicki
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 410 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1993-05-27
Category : Reference
ISBN : 0521403529

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The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Japan by Richard Bowring,Peter Kornicki Pdf

The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Japan is the essential reference to all facets of Japan past and present. Up to date, authoritative and wide ranging in scope, it covers all the general reader, student, business person, journalist, researcher, tourist or armchair traveler would want to know. A highly absorbing read, the Encyclopedia is also filled with the facts, figures and general data on Japan that make it an indispensable source of information. Learn, for example, that the safest place to be during an earthquake in Japan is in a bamboo grove; or that one of the greatest delicacies of Japanese cuisine, the fugu, is deadly poisonous in the hands of an unskilled chef. Also included are the latest statistics on Japan's dramatically aging population, a complete listing of its prime ministers, and valuable data on the powerful Japanese advertising industry.