Classical Japanese Prose
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Classical Japanese Prose
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Author : Helen Craig McCullough
language : en
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Release Date : 1990
Classical Japanese Prose written by Helen Craig McCullough and has been published by Stanford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990 with Literary Collections categories.
This volume brings together in convenient form a rich selection of Japanese prose dating from the ninth to the seventeenth centuries, a period during which the preeminent cultural and aesthetic values were those of the Heian court. It contains 22 works representing all the major indigenous literary forms, either complete or in generous excerpts, and is particularly rich in writing by women and in autobiographical writings. This anthology contains longer selections than the only other available anthology, which was published in the 1950s, and each selection is preceded by an introduction reflecting the most recent scholarship. With three exceptions, all the translations are by the compilers, and almost all of them are published here for the first time. Because of space limitations, the compiler has omitted the two long masterpieces of the age, The Tale of Genji and The Tale of Heike, which deserve to be read in their entirety, and which are available in paperback English translations. The book contains an extensive general introduction, thirteen illustrations, five maps, a glossary, and a selected bibliography of works in English translation.
A Reference Grammar Of Classical Japanese Prose
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Author : Alexander Vovin
language : en
Publisher: Psychology Press
Release Date : 2003
A Reference Grammar Of Classical Japanese Prose written by Alexander Vovin and has been published by Psychology Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Foreign Language Study categories.
This complete description of the language of the golden Heian period (794-1185) features an innovative morphological analysis to facilitate reference usage and provides a comprehensive reference work for students of classical Japanese.
Traditional Japanese Literature
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Author : Haruo Shirane
language : en
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Release Date : 2007
Traditional Japanese Literature written by Haruo Shirane and has been published by Columbia University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Education categories.
Traditional Japanese Literature features a rich array of works dating from the very beginnings of the Japanese written language through the noted age of aristocratic court life into the period of warrior culture. The anthology contains new translations of such canonical texts as The Tales of the Heike and generous selections from Man'yoshu, The Tale of Genji, The Pillow Book, and Kokinshu. It includes a stunning range of folk literature, war epics, poetry, and n? drama, and an impressive collection of dramatic, poetic, and fictional works from both elite and popular cultures. Also represented are religious and secular anecdotes, literary criticism, essays, and works written in Chinese by Japanese writers. Arranged by chronology and genre, the readings are carefully introduced and placed into a larger political, cultural, and literary context, and the extensive bibliographies offer further study. Intended as a companion to Columbia University Press's Early Modern Japanese Literature: An Anthology, 1600-1900, Traditional Japanese Literature significantly deepens our understanding of Japanese literature as well as of ancient, classical, and medieval Japanese culture.
Genji Heike
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language : en
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Release Date : 1994-06-01
Genji Heike written by and has been published by Stanford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994-06-01 with Social Science categories.
The Tale of Genji and The Tale of the Heike are the two major works of classical Japanese prose. The complete versions of both works are too long to be taught in one term, and this abridgement answers the need for a one-volume edition of both works suitable for use in survey courses in classical Japanese literature or world literature in translation and by the general reader daunted by the complete works. The translator has selected representative portions of the two texts with a view to shaping the abridgments into coherent, aesthetically acceptable wholes. Often called the world's earliest novel, The Tale of Genji, by Murasaki Shikibu, is a poetic evocation of aristocratic life in eleventh-century Japan, a period of brilliant cultural efflorescence. This new translation focuses on important events in the life of its main character, Genji. It traces the full length of Genji's relationship with Murasaki, the deepest and most enduring of his emotional attachments, and contains all or parts of 10 of the 41 chapters in which Genji figures, including the "Broom Tree" chapter, which provides a reprise of the themes of the book. In romanticized but essentially truthful fashion, The Tale of the Heike describes the late twelfth-century political intrigues and battlefield clashes that led to the eclipse of the Kyoto court and the establishment of a military government by the rival Minamotho (Genji) clan. Its underlying theme, the evanescence of worldly things, echoes some of the concerns of the Genji, but its language preserves many traces of oral composition, and its vigor and expansivelness contrast sharply with the pensive, elegant tone of the Genji. The selections of the Heike, about 40 percent of the owrk, are taken from the translator's complete edition, which received great acclaim: "this verison of the Heike is superb and indeed reveals to English-language readers for the first time the full scope, grandeur, and literary richness of the work."—Journal of Asian Studies For both the Genji and the Heike abridgments, the translator has provided introductions, headnote summaries, adn other supplementary maerials designed to help readers follow the sometimes confused story lines and keep the characters straight. The book also includes an appendix, a glossary, a bibliography, and two maps.
The Princeton Companion To Classical Japanese Literature
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Author : Earl Miner
language : en
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Release Date : 2020-09-01
The Princeton Companion To Classical Japanese Literature written by Earl Miner and has been published by Princeton University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-09-01 with Literary Criticism categories.
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Tales Of Ise
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Author : H. Jay Anonymous
language : en
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
Release Date : 2013-01-08
Tales Of Ise written by H. Jay Anonymous and has been published by Tuttle Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-01-08 with Literary Collections categories.
Revered as one of the great literary classics of Japan, The Tales of Ise is an anonymous tenth–century collection of Japanese poems and prose. First published in 1608 as Ise–monogatori, the work is a product of court life in which the romantic assignations, intrigues, and social standards of aristocratic society in ancient Japan are vividly revealed. Each of the 125 episodes in the book consists of a story plus poetry in the uta form (five lines totaling thirty–one syllables) following the life of a nameless hero, who embodies the social ideals of the era, from his "coming of age" to his death. Arihara no Narihira, a ninth–century cavalier poet known for his individualism and elegance, is considered to be the author of a third of the poems, and it has been suggested that The Tales of Ise developed from his journal. The text is accompanied by an introduction by the translator, explanations of the cultural, literary, and historical material relevant to each episode, and several diagrams of the capital city and the Imperial Palace. The book is further enhanced by sixteen black and white woodblock prints by an unknown artist of the Tosa school.
Bungo Manual
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Author : Helen Craig McCullough
language : en
Publisher: Cornell East Asia Series
Release Date : 1988
Bungo Manual written by Helen Craig McCullough and has been published by Cornell East Asia Series this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1988 with Japanese language categories.
This small handbook is designed primarily as a reference tool for students of classical Japanese (bungo) who possess a working knowledge of the modern language. The first of its two main sections discusses suffixes attached to each of the verbal bases recognized by Japanese grammarians; the second treats important particles and miscellaneous parts of speech in alphabetical order. A table lists suffixes and their bases in alphabetical order, with cross references to the first section; three others show modern and classical verb and adjective categories and their bases. There are also short sections on grammatical patterns, respect verbs, sound changes, and traditional kana usage. Now includes a six-page index compiled by John Wallace, University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Principles Of Classical Japanese Literature
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Author : Sumie Jones
language : en
Publisher: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press
Release Date : 1985
Principles Of Classical Japanese Literature written by Sumie Jones and has been published by Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1985 with Japanese literature categories.
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A Waka Anthology Volume Two
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Author : Edwin A. Cranston
language : en
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Release Date : 1993
A Waka Anthology Volume Two written by Edwin A. Cranston and has been published by Stanford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993 with History categories.
Grasses of Remembrance, the second volume of Edwin Cranston's monumental Waka Anthology, carries forward the story of Japanese court poetry, drawing on sources dating from the 890s to the 1080s. The book presents over 2,600 poems in lively and readable translation, including all 795 poems from The Tale of Genji.
The Classical Poetry Of The Japanese
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Author : Basil Hall Chamberlain
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1880
The Classical Poetry Of The Japanese written by Basil Hall Chamberlain and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1880 with Literary Criticism categories.