Dawn to the West: A History of Japanese Literature - Japanese Literature of the the Modern Era: Poetry, Drama, Criticism

The fourth book in a multivolume history of modern Japanese literature by one of the world's most accomplished translators and scholars of Japanese culture and literature, this volume offers unparalleled insight into Japanese poetry, drama, and criticism.

List of contents

Preface
Poetry in Traditional Forms
Introduction
The Modern Tanka
The Modern Haiku
Poetry in New Forms
Introduction
The Meiji Period (1868-1912)
The Taisho Period (1912-1926)
The Showa Period (from 1927)
The Modern Drama
Introduction
The Literature of Modern Kabuki
The Litearture of Shimpa and Shingeki
Modern Criticism
Introduction
The Meiji Period (1868-1912)
The Taisho Period (1912-1926)
The Showa Period (from 1927)
Glossary
Selected List of Translations into English
Index

About the author

Donald Keene

Summary

The fourth book in a multivolume history of modern Japanese literature by one of the world's most accomplished translators and scholars of Japanese culture and literature, this volume offers unparalleled insight into Japanese poetry, drama, and criticism.

Product details

• Authors: Donald Keene, Donald Keene, Keene Donald, Donald McMillan
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 27.04.1999
• EAN: 9780231114394
• ISBN: 978-0-231-11439-4
• No. of pages: 698
• Series: Dawn to the West
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Japanese, LITERARY CRITICISM / Asian / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 20th Century, LITERARY CRITICISM / Asian / Japanese, East Asia, Far East, Literary studies: from c 1900 -, Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000