Soil A Portrait of Rural Life in Meiji Japan

Informationen zum Autor Nagatsuka Takashi Klappentext The Soil was originally written in 1910 and is a classic account of rural and agricultural life in Japan in the early 1900s. In addition to its deft, powerful evocations of nature, the novel also provides a wealth of information about farming, courtship, marriage, child-rearing, health care, folk religion and funeral customs in the late Meiji era, when Japan's transformation from an agrarian to an industrial society was still in its initial phase.This translation contains a detailed introduction, setting the novel in the context of Japanese development and discussing its major themes. Zusammenfassung An account of rural and agricultural life in Japan in the early 1900s. It also provides information about farming, courtship, marriage, child-rearing, health care, folk religion and funeral customs in the late Meiji era, when Japan's transformation from an agrarian to an industrial society was in its initial phase. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction. The Soil. Translator’s Note. Glossary of Japanese Terms.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: TAKASHI NAGATSUKA, Nagatsuka Takashi, Nagatsuka Takashi
• Con la collaborazione di: Ann Waswo (Traduzione), Waswo Ann (Traduzione)
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Contenuto: Libro
• Forma del prodotto: Copertina rigida
• Data pubblicazione: 09.09.2010
• Categoria: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Letteratura / linguistica inglese; Guide e manuali; Narrativa > Romanzi
• EAN: 9780415594011
• ISBN: 978-0-415-59401-1
• Numero di pagine: 224
• Serie: Routledge Library Editions: Japan; Routledge Library Editions: Japan
• Categorie: FICTION / Classics, Classic fiction (pre c 1945), Fiction in translation, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 20th Century, Literary studies: from c 1900 -, Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers, Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers, Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000, Classic fiction: general and literary, LITERARY CRITICISM / Novel as Form, cultural anthropology Japan, bunraku theatre, Meiji period society, historical analysis of Japanese rural life, Japanese drama history, rural Japanese communities, traditional Japanese performing arts