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Informationen zum Autor Haruo Shirane is Shincho Professor of Japanese Literature and Culture at Columbia University. His many books include Early Modern Japanese Literature: An Anthology, 1600-1900 ; Traces of Dreams: Landscape, Cultural Memory, and the Poetry of Basho ; and The Bridge of Dreams: A Poetics of The Tale of Genji . Klappentext In 2005, the celebrated scholar of Japanese literature Haruo Shirane published Classical Japanese: A Grammar. Now, with Classical Japanese Reader and Essential Dictionary, he completes his two-volume textbook for learning classical, or literary, Japanese& mdash;the primary written language in Japan from the seventh to the mid-twentieth century. The text contains carefully selected readings that address a wide array of grammatical concerns and that steadily progress from easy to difficult. The selections encompass a wide range of historical periods and styles, including essays, fiction, and poetry from such noted works as The Tale of Genji, The Tales of Ise, The Pillow Book, The Tales of the Heike, and Essays in Idleness, and such authors as Ihara Saikaku, Matsuo Basho, Ueda Akinari, Motoori Norinaga, and Fukuzawa Yukichi. Each reading is accompanied by a short English introduction, a vocabulary list, and extensive grammatical notes, and ends with a comprehensive grammatical annotation.The classical Japanese-English dictionary composes the last third of the book and features approximately 2,500 key words, highlighting those used most frequently. The first of its kind, this volume is a vital tool for students, scholars, and translators of classical Japanese. Zusammenfassung Contains selected readings that address an array of grammatical concerns in Japanese. This book features approximately 2!500 key words! highlighting those used most frequently. It is suitable for students! scholars! and translators of classical Japanese. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface Acknowledgments Major Historical Periods Romanization Grammatical Terms and Abbreviations Part I. Base Texts 1. An Account of a Ten-foot-square Hut 2. The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter Part II. Heian Period 3. The Tales of Ise 4. The Pillow Book 5. The Tale of Genji 6. Sarashina Diary 7. Collection of Tales of Times Now Past Part III. Kamakura Period 8. Hundred Poets, Hundred Poems 9. Collection of Tales from Uji 10. The Tales of the Heike 11. Essays in Idleness Part IV. Edo/Tokugawa Period 12. Japan's Eternal Storehouse 13. Narrow Road to the Deep North 14. Tales of Moonlight and Rain 15. The Tale of Genji, a Small Jeweled Comb Part V. Meiji Period 16. Encouragement of Learning Part VI. Nara Period 17. Collection of Ten Thousand Leaves Essential Dictionary...
