| Seeds in the Heart: Japanese Literature from Earliest Times to the Late Sixteenth Century Contributor(s): Keene, Donald (Author) |
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ISBN: 0231114419 ISBN-13: 9780231114417 Publisher: Columbia University Press OUR PRICE: $59.40 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 1999 Annotation: Donald Keene employs his prodigious wealth of knowledge, critical insight, and narrative aplomb to guide readers through the first nine hundred years of Japanese literature -- a period that not only defined the unique properties of Japanese prosody and prose but also produced some of its greatest works. Covering courtly fiction, Buddhist writings, war tales, diaries, poems, and more, "Seeds in the Heart" explores a vast and variegated treasury of writings. Detailed textual examinations of classic texts -- from the "Kojiki" to "The Tale of Genji," from "The Pillow Book of Sei Shnagon" to Zeami's N plays -- allow students, lay readers, and scholars a new understanding and enjoyment of this great literature. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Asian - Japanese |
| Dewey: 895.609 |
| LCCN: 99025990 |
| Series: History of Japanese Literature |
| Physical Information: 1.84" H x 6.11" W x 9.16" (3.09 lbs) 1265 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) - Chronological Period - 15th Century - Chronological Period - 16th Century - Cultural Region - Japanese - Ethnic Orientation - Japanese |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Donald Keene employs his prodigious wealth of knowledge, critical insight, and narrative aplomb to guide readers through the first nine hundred years of Japanese literature--a period that not only defined the unique properties of Japanese prosody and prose but also produced some of its greatest works. Covering courtly fiction, Buddhist writings, war tales, diaries, poems, and more, Seeds in the Heart explores a vast and variegated treasury of writings. Detailed textual examinations of classic texts--from the Kojiki to The Tale of Genji, from The Pillow Book of Sei Sh nagon to Zeami's N plays--allow students, lay readers, and scholars a new understanding and enjoyment of this great literature. |