An Edo Anthology : : Literature from Japan's Mega-City, 1750-1850 / / ed. by Sumie Jones, Kenji Watanabe.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Asian Studies Backlist (2000-2014) eBook Package
• TeilnehmendeR: Bach, Faith.; Borer, Mark.; Callahan, Caryn.; Campbell, Robert.; Cohn, Joel.; Cummings, Alan.; Drake, Chris.; Durham, Valerie L.; Farge, William J.; Gramlich-Oka, Bettina.; Hibbett, Howard.; Jones, Sumie.; Kabat, Adam.; Kern, Adam L.; Langer, Sara.; Markus, Andrew.; McGee, Dylan.; Robins, Christopher A.; Screech, Timon.; Sibley, William Ferguson.; Sitkin, David.; Solt, John.; Thomas, Roger K.; Vilnis, Charles.; Webb, Jason.; Widmer, Ellen B.
• MitwirkendeR: Bakin, Kyokutei,; Bunkō, Baba,; Buson, Yosa,; Genna, Hiraga,; Gennai, Hiraga,; Ikku, Jippensha,; Jisuke, Sakurada,; Jones, Sumie,; Kansai, Ichikawa,; Kitō, Takai,; Kokuga, Umebori,; Kyōden, Santō,; Makuzu, Tadano,; Matsuake, Yamaoka,; Mokuami, Kawatake,; Nanboku, Tsuruya,; Rijō, Ryūtei,; Sanba, Shikitei,; Seiken, Terakado,; Senryū, Karai,; Sensei, Dōmyaku,; Shunsui, Tamenaga,; Zenkō, Shiba,
• HerausgeberIn: Jones, Sumie,; Watanabe, Kenji,
• Place / Publishing House: Honolulu : : University of Hawaii Press, , [2013]; ©2013
• Year of Publication: 2013
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (532 p.) :; 104 illus., 5 in color

During the eighteenth century, Edo (today's Tokyo) became the world's largest city, quickly surpassing London and Paris. Its rapidly expanding population and flourishing economy encouraged the development of a thriving popular culture. Innovative and ambitious young authors and artists soo...

Table of Contents

• Frontmatter
• Contents
• Preface
• Introduction: The Production And Consumption Of Literature In A Flourishing Metropolis
• Notes For The Reader
• I. Playboys, Prostitutes, And Lovers
• Seki The Night Hawk
• "A Lousy Journey Of Love: Two Sweethearts Won'T Back Down"
• At A Fork On The Road To Hiring A Hooker
• Intimations Of Spring: The Plum Calendar
• II. Ghosts, Monsters, And Deities
• One Hundred Monsters In Edo Of Our Time
• Rootless Grass
• Thousand Arms Of Goddess, Julienned: The Secret Recipe Of Our Handmade Soup Stock
• The Monster Takes A Bride
• Epic Yotsuya Ghost Tale
• III. Heroes, Rogues, And Fools
• Playboy, Grilled Edo Style
• Osome And Hisamatsu: Their Amorous History-Read All About It!
• The Tale Of The Eight Dog Warriors Of The Satomi Clan
• The Tale Of The Eight Dog Warriors Of The Satomi Clan: The Death Of Funamushi
• Eight Footloose Fools: A Flower Almanac
• Benten The Thief
• IV. City And Country Folks
• Mr. Senryū's Barrel Of Laughs, Edo Haikai Style
• "The Housemaid's Ballad" And Other Poems
• In The World Of Men, Nothing But Lies
• The Floating World Barbershop
• Tales From The North
• V. Artists And Poets
• On Farting
• The "Peony Petals" Sequence
• Peasants, Peddlers, And Paramours: Waka Selections
• Icicle Teardrops And Butterfly Wings: Popular Love Songs
• VI. Tourists And Onlookers
• Comparisons Of Cities
• Songs Of The Northern Quarter
• Outlandish Nonsense: Verses On Western Themes
• An Account Of The Prosperity Of Edo
• Source Texts And Modern Editions
• List Of Contributors
• Permissions
• Index of Names
• Subject Index