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Anthology of Japanese literature from the earliest era to the mid-nineteenth century

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Anthology of Japanese literature from the earliest era to the mid-nineteenth century

by Donald Keene (Editor)

About this title: The sweep of Japanese literature in all its great variety was made available to Western readers for the first time in this anthology. Every genre and style, from the celebrated No plays to the poetry and novels of the seventeenth century, find a place in this book. An introduction by Donald Keene places the selections in their proper historical ... read more

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Sep 29, 2009
By Guy, Sydney, 02, Australia

"Excellent to re-read the variety of pieces eg Essay on Idelness"

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Jan 17, 2009
By Mel, Jackson, MI

"Throughout this book, my greatest challenge was trying to be understanding of the time and place in which this book was released. It serves its purpose as an anthology, albeit a tad light for my tastes, and as a brief introduction to Japanese literature throughout history. But I had a hard time with the fact that there were very few Japanese translators, mostly a bunch of old white academics, whom I daresay were without the cultural context of what many of these pieces were apart. Which leads me to my final criticism, I was disappointed with the brief introductions for the pieces, as an historical context would have provided a better reading experience."

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Jun 7, 2008
By Rose, Laramie, WY

"Keene's collection has some of THE most essential works of Japanese literature. A must-read to anyone introducing themselves to Japanese works."

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Jul 27, 2007
By Zachary, Washington, DC

"This anthology is perfect for anyone attempting to get into Japanese literature. It has short stories and essays such as Tsurezuregusa, excerpts from all the great works such as Genji Monogatari and Heike Monogatari, and selections from the poetry collections Kokinshu and Manyoushu. As with any anthology of this sort the weakness is in the abridged nature of the texts. Keene's translations are very readable, but they seem to vary a great deal from other translations available for the full texts, particularly the works of Yoshida Kenko. I don't know why this is or which translation is more accurate, but the spirit of the work remains unchanged.
This is a good way to get your feet wet with challenging Japanese texts to see if you will enjoy them enough to purchase the full versions. This book is like a delicious cheese sampler but, like, the cheese is totally Japanese literature, and instead of eating it, you, like, read it."

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