EDO Anthology: Literature from Japan's Mega-City, 1750-1850

Contributor(s): Jones, Sumie (Editor), Watanabe, Kenji (Editor), Bach, Faith (Contribution by), Borer, Mark (Contribution by), Callahan, Caryn (Contribution by), Campbell, Robert (Contribution by), Cohn, Joel (Contribution by), Cummings, Alan (Contribution by), Drake, Chris (Contribution by), Durham, Valerie L (Contribution by), Farge, William J (Contribution by), Gramlich-Oka, Bettina (Contribution by), Hibbett, Howard (Contribution by), Jones, Sumie (Contribution by), Kabat, Adam (Contribution by), Kern, Adam L (Contribution by), Langer, Sara (Contribution by), Markus, Andrew (Contribution by), McGee, Dylan (Contribution by), Robins, Christopher A (Contribution by), Screech, Timon (Contribution by), Sibley, William Ferguson (Contribution by), Sitkin, David (Contribution by), Solt, John (Contribution by), Thomas, Roger K (Contribution by), Vilnis, Charles (Contribution by), Webb, Jason (Contribution by), Widmer, Ellen B (Contribution by)

ISBN: 9780824836290

Publisher: University of Hawaii Press

Hardcover

$70.00

Pub Date: February 28, 2013

Dewey: 895.608003

LCCN: 2012029620

Lexile Code: 0000

Features: Bibliography, Illustrated, Index

Target Age Group: NA to NA

Physical Info: 1.20" H x 9.10" L x 6.00" W ( 1.80 lbs) 532 pages

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Description: 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

Brief description: Kenji Watanabe, an expert in Edo-period literature and society, is professor emeritus of Rikkyo University and academic dean of the Jiyugakuen College, Tokyo.