A History of Japanese Literature, Volume 2 : : The Early Middle Ages / / Jin'ichi Konishi; ed. by Earl Roy Miner.

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• VerfasserIn: Konishi, Jin'ichi,
• HerausgeberIn: Miner, Earl Roy,
• TeilnehmendeR: Teele, Nicholas.
• Place / Publishing House: Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2017]; ©1986
• Year of Publication: 2017
• Language: English
• Series: Princeton Legacy Library ; 5147
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (482 p.)

The second of live volumes planned to give a systematic account of Japanese literature from its beginnings to the death of the modern novelist Mishima, this book establishes the character of the literature of the early Middle Ages, from the ninth to the mid-twelfth century.Originally published in 1986.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Illustrations and Map -- Editor's Foreword -- Author's Acknowledgments -- Translator's Acknowledgments -- PART ONE (Between the Ancient Age and the Middle Ages -- Some Initial Issues -- Chapter 1. The Zenith of Poetry and Prose in Chinese -- Chapter 2. Transmission and Transformation of the Japanese Style -- PART TWO. The Middle Ages: The Age of Fūryū -- Chapter 3. The Nature of the Middle Ages -- Chapter 4. Remnants of the Archaic and Ancient Ages -- PART THREE .The Early Middle Ages: The Age of Fūryū -- Chapter 5. The Nature of the Early Middle Ages -- Chapter 6. Poetry and Prose in Chinese -- Chapter 7. Waka -- Chapter 8. Prose in Japanese -- Chapter 9. The Zenith of Song -- Chronological Table -- Select Bibliography -- Index