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xvii, 163 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : 22 cm, \"The essays in this collection show the social context behind the development of aesthetics, drama, language, painting and philosophy, whether it be the world of the pleasure quarters or the Shogun's court.\" \"All the contributors are specialists in their areas, bringing years of experience to their topics.\"--Jacket, The pleasure quarters and Tokugawa culture / Teruoka Yasutaka -- Flowers of Edo : Kabuki and its patrons / C. Andrew Gerstle -- Edo Jōruri / Torigoe Bunzō -- The development of Edo language / H.B.D. Clarke -- Edo and Tokyo dialects / Hiroko C. Quackenbush -- Group portrait with artist : Yosa Buson and his patrons / Mark Morris -- The Tale of Genji in the eighteenth century : Keichū, Mabuchi, Norinaga / Thomas J. Harper -- The role of traditional aesthetics / Nakano Mitsutoshi -- Matsudaira Sadanobu and samurai education / Robert L. Backus, Includes bibliographical references and index, Originally published: St. Leonards, N.S.W. : Allen & Unwin, 1989

Author

Gerstle, C. Andrew, 1951-

Publisher

Richmond [U.K.] : Curzon

Published

2000

Language

EN

ISBN

9781136613791

Subjects

Science, History, Sociology