Japanese Literature: From Murasaki to Murakami
Japanese Literature: From Murasaki to Murakami Japanese Literature: From Murasaki to Murakami provides a concise introduction to the literature of Japan that traces its origins in the seventh century…
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Japanese Literature: From Murasaki to Murakami
Japanese Literature: From Murasaki to Murakami provides a concise introduction to the literature of Japan that traces its origins in the seventh century and explores a literary legacy--and its cultural contexts--marked by the intersection of aristocratic elegance and warrior austerity. In under one-hundred pages of narrative, Marcus's account of Japanese literature ranges from the 712 CE publication of Japan's first literary work, the Kojiki, to internationally-famous 21st century authors. Coverage extends to the present day with a focus on the complex twists and turns that mark Japan's literature in the modern period.
Readers are introduced to Japanese literature, but Marcus's linkages to history and Readers get a sense of past and contemporary literary themes and well written vignettes of the men and women who produced works that are an integral part of Japan's literary traditions.
Early Modern Japanese Literature
History of Japanese Literature
Japanese from Zero!