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The Columbia Anthology of Modern Japanese Literature: Volume 1: From Restoration to Occupation, 1868-1945 (Modern Asian Literature Series) by J. Thomas Rimer; Van C. Gessel; gai Mori; Ench San'ytei; Sanshi Tokai; Hangetsu Yuasa; Emori Ueki; Naobumi Ochiai; Tson Shimazaki; Hiroshi Yosano; Hagoromo Takeshima; Shimei Futabatei; Kyka Izumi; Rohan Kda; Doppo Kunikida; Hakuch Masamune; Kaf Nagai; Ky Ozaki; Katai Tayama; Shsei Tokuda; Kenjir Tokutomi; Kagai Kodama; Takuboku Ishikawa; Suimei Kawai; Hakush Kitahara; Bocho Yamamura; Kotaro Takamura; Mokutaro Kinoshita; Akiko Yosano; Shiki Masaoka; Natsume Sseki; Bokusui Wakayama; Rynosuke Akutagawa; Takeo Arishima; Edogawa Rampo; Tatsuo Hori; Taruho Inagaki; Sei Ito; Motojir Kajii; Yasunari Kawabata; Takiji Kobayashi; Denji Kuroshima; Yuriko Miyamoto; Shinobu Origuchi; Naoya Shiga; Rintar Takeda; Jji Tani; Jun'ichir Tanizaki; Koji Uno; Riichi Yokomitsu; Sakutar Hagiwara; Kenji Miyazawa; Junzaburo Nishiwaki; Katsue Kitasono; Shigeharu Nakano; Ryonosuke Akutagawa; Takujo Mitsuhashi; Seisensui Ogiwara; Kanoko Okamoto; Ozaki Hsai; Mokichi Saito; Choku Shaku; Hisajo Sugita; Santka Taneda; Seishi Yamaguchi; Kunio Kishida; Hideo Kobayashi; Haruo Sat; Osamu Dazai; Tatsuz Ishikawa; Toshiyuki Kajiyama; Atsushi Nakajima; Shhei oka; Yoko Ota; Toshio Shimao; Chiyo Uno; Issui Yoshida; Shinpei Kusano; Hideo Oguma; Sanki Saito; Zenmaro Toki; Ango Sakaguchi is a book available to read on EtoBox.

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This comprehensive anthology collects works of fiction, poetry, drama, and essay-writing from a pivotal time in Japanese history. In addition to their literary achievements, the texts reflect the political, social, and intellectual changes that occurred in Japanese society during this period, including exposure to Western ideas and literature, the rise of nationalism, and the complex interaction of traditional and modern forces. The volume " "offers outstanding, often new translations of classic texts by such celebrated writers as Nagai Kafu, Shimazaki Toson, Natsume Soseki, Kawabata Yasunari, and Yosano Akiko. The editors have also unearthed works from lesser-known women writers, many of which have never been available in English. Organized chronologically and by genre within each period, the volume reveals the major influences in the development of modern Japanese literature: the Japanese classics themselves, the example of Chinese poetry, and the encounter with Western literature and culture. Modern Japanese writers reread the classics of Japanese literature, infused them with contemporary language, and refashioned them with an increased emphasis on psychological elements. They

Author

J. Thomas Rimer; Van C. Gessel; gai Mori; Ench San'ytei; Sanshi Tokai; Hangetsu Yuasa; Emori Ueki; Naobumi Ochiai; Tson Shimazaki; Hiroshi Yosano; Hagoromo Takeshima; Shimei Futabatei; Kyka Izumi; Rohan Kda; Doppo Kunikida; Hakuch Masamune; Kaf Nagai; Ky Ozaki; Katai Tayama; Shsei Tokuda; Kenjir Tokutomi; Kagai Kodama; Takuboku Ishikawa; Suimei Kawai; Hakush Kitahara; Bocho Yamamura; Kotaro Takamura; Mokutaro Kinoshita; Akiko Yosano; Shiki Masaoka; Natsume Sseki; Bokusui Wakayama; Rynosuke Akutagawa; Takeo Arishima; Edogawa Rampo; Tatsuo Hori; Taruho Inagaki; Sei Ito; Motojir Kajii; Yasunari Kawabata; Takiji Kobayashi; Denji Kuroshima; Yuriko Miyamoto; Shinobu Origuchi; Naoya Shiga; Rintar Takeda; Jji Tani; Jun'ichir Tanizaki; Koji Uno; Riichi Yokomitsu; Sakutar Hagiwara; Kenji Miyazawa; Junzaburo Nishiwaki; Katsue Kitasono; Shigeharu Nakano; Ryonosuke Akutagawa; Takujo Mitsuhashi; Seisensui Ogiwara; Kanoko Okamoto; Ozaki Hsai; Mokichi Saito; Choku Shaku; Hisajo Sugita; Santka Taneda; Seishi Yamaguchi; Kunio Kishida; Hideo Kobayashi; Haruo Sat; Osamu Dazai; Tatsuz Ishikawa; Toshiyuki Kajiyama; Atsushi Nakajima; Shhei oka; Yoko Ota; Toshio Shimao; Chiyo Uno; Issui Yoshida; Shinpei Kusano; Hideo Oguma; Sanki Saito; Zenmaro Toki; Ango Sakaguchi

Publisher

Columbia University Press

Published

2005

Language

EN

ISBN

9780231138048

Subjects

Poetry, Short Stories, Literary Fiction