Transactions of the Asiatic Society of Japan

Transactions of the Asiatic Society of Japan PDF Author: Asiatic Society of Japan
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Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 474

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Transactions of the Asiatic Society of Japan

Transactions of the Asiatic Society of Japan PDF Author: Asiatic Society of Japan
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Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 474

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日本文学. 語学研究英語文献要覧

日本文学. 語学研究英語文献要覧 PDF Author: Yasuhiro Yoshizaki
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Category : Japanese language
Languages : en
Pages : 510

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The Cambridge History of Japanese Literature

The Cambridge History of Japanese Literature PDF Author: Haruo Shirane
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1316368289
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages :

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The Cambridge History of Japanese Literature provides, for the first time, a history of Japanese literature with comprehensive coverage of the premodern and modern eras in a single volume. The book is arranged topically in a series of short, accessible chapters for easy access and reference, giving insight into both canonical texts and many lesser known, popular genres, from centuries-old folk literature to the detective fiction of modern times. The various period introductions provide an overview of recurrent issues that span many decades, if not centuries. The book also places Japanese literature in a wider East Asian tradition of Sinitic writing and provides comprehensive coverage of women's literature as well as new popular literary forms, including manga (comic books). An extensive bibliography of works in English enables readers to continue to explore this rich tradition through translations and secondary reading.

1000 Poems from the Manyoshu

1000 Poems from the Manyoshu PDF Author: Anonymous
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486123472
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 466

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Features 1,000 poems from the oldest Japanese poetry anthology, chosen by a scholarly committee based on their poetic excellence and their role in revealing the Japanese national spirit and character. Text is in English only.

Man’yōshū and the Imperial Imagination in Early Japan

Man’yōshū and the Imperial Imagination in Early Japan PDF Author: Torquil Duthie
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 900426454X
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 463

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In Man’yōshū and the Imperial Imagination in Early Japan, Torquil Duthie examines the literary representation of the late seventh-century Yamato court as a realm of "all under heaven.” Through close readings of the early volumes of the poetic anthology Man’yōshū (c. eighth century) and the last volumes of the official history Nihon shoki (c. 720), Duthie shows how competing political interests and different styles of representation produced not a unified ideology, but rather a “bundle” of disparate imperial imaginaries collected around the figure of the imperial sovereign. Central to this process was the creation of a tradition of vernacular poetry in which Yamato courtiers could participate and recognize themselves as the cultured officials of the new imperial realm.

Report on Traditional Forms of Culture in Japan

Report on Traditional Forms of Culture in Japan PDF Author: Asian Cultural Centre for Unesco
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Category : Arts, Japanese
Languages : en
Pages : 248

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Japanese Biographical Index

Japanese Biographical Index PDF Author:
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
ISBN: 3110947986
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 1124

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Der Japanische Biographische Index verzeichnet in drei Bänden die 86.800 im Japanischen Biographischen Archiv enthaltenen Persönlichkeiten und erschließt 127.000 biographische Einträge aus 77 Quellenwerken in 178 Bänden, erschienen zwischen 1646 und 1998.

The Journal of Japanese Studies

The Journal of Japanese Studies PDF Author:
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Category : Electronic journals
Languages : en
Pages : 500

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The Manyōshū; One Thousand Poems Selected and Translated from the Japanese

The Manyōshū; One Thousand Poems Selected and Translated from the Japanese PDF Author:
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Languages : en
Pages : 602

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Japanese Death Poems

Japanese Death Poems PDF Author:
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
ISBN: 146291649X
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 368

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"A wonderful introduction the Japanese tradition of jisei, this volume is crammed with exquisite, spontaneous verse and pithy, often hilarious, descriptions of the eccentric and committed monastics who wrote the poems." --Tricycle: The Buddhist Review Although the consciousness of death is, in most cultures, very much a part of life, this is perhaps nowhere more true than in Japan, where the approach of death has given rise to a centuries-old tradition of writing jisei, or the "death poem." Such a poem is often written in the very last moments of the poet's life. Hundreds of Japanese death poems, many with a commentary describing the circumstances of the poet's death, have been translated into English here, the vast majority of them for the first time. Yoel Hoffmann explores the attitudes and customs surrounding death in historical and present-day Japan and gives examples of how these have been reflected in the nation's literature in general. The development of writing jisei is then examined--from the longing poems of the early nobility and the more "masculine" verses of the samurai to the satirical death poems of later centuries. Zen Buddhist ideas about death are also described as a preface to the collection of Chinese death poems by Zen monks that are also included. Finally, the last section contains three hundred twenty haiku, some of which have never been assembled before, in English translation and romanized in Japanese.