Haruo Shirane's critically acclaimed Traditional Japanese Literature: An Anthology, Beginnings to 1600, contains key examples of both high and low styles of poetry, drama, prose fiction, and essays. For this abridged edition, Shirane retains substantial excerpts from such masterworks as The Tale of Genji, The Tales of the Heike, The Pillow Book, the Man'yoshu, and the Kokinshu. He preserves his comprehensive survey of secular and religious anecdotes (setsuwa) as well as classical poems with extensive commentary. He features no drama; selections from influential war epics; and notable essays on poetry, fiction, history, and religion. Texts are interwoven to bring into focus common themes, styles, and allusions while inviting comparison and debate. The result is a rich encounter with ancient and medieval Japanese culture and history. Each text and genre is enhanced by extensive introductions that provide sociopolitical and cultural context. The anthology is organized by period, genre, and topic—an instructor-friendly structure—and a comprehensive bibliography guides readers toward further study.
Praise for Traditional Japanese Literature: An Anthology, Beginnings to 1600
"Haruo Shirane has done a splendid job at this herculean task."—Joshua Mostow, University of British Columbia
"A comprehensive and innovative anthology.... All of the introductions are excellent."—Journal of Asian Studies
"One of those impressive, erudite, must-have titles for anyone interested in Asian literature."—Bloomsbury Review
"An anthology that comprises superb translations of an exceptionally wide range of texts.... Highly recommended."—Choice
"A wealth of material."—Monumenta Nipponica
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Historical Periods and Key Terms
- Introduction
- Language and Writing
- Power and Courtship
- Loss and Integration
- Sociality
- Condensation and Intertextuality
- Attachment and Detachment
- Performance and Narration
- Language And Writing
- Power And Courtship
- Loss And Integration
- Sociality
- Condensation And Intertextuality
- Attachment And Detachment
- Performance And Narration
- 1. The Ancient Period
- The Beginnings of Japanese Literature
- Kojiki (Record of Ancient Matters, 712)
- Man Yoshu (Collection of Myriad Leaves, Ca. 785)
- First Period
- Second Period
- Third Period
- The Beginnings Of Japanese Literature
- Book 1: The Beginning
- First Period
- Second Period
- Third Period
- 2. The Heian Period
- The Emergence of Kana Literature
- The Rise of Women's Writing
- Late Heian Kana Histories and Anecdotal Literature
- Keiki
- Ono No Komachi
- Selected Poems
- Sugawara No Michizane
- Children
- Career
- Exile
- Kokinshu (Collection of Ancient and Modern Poems, Ca. 905)
- The Birth of Vernacular Prose Fiction
- The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter (Taketori Monogatari, Ca. 909)
- The Tales of Ise (Ise Monogatari, Ca. 947)
- Sai Shonagon
- The Pillow Book (Makura No Soshi, Ca. 1000)
- Murusaki Shikibu
- The Tale of Genji (Genji Monogatari)
- Heian Literati
- Late Heian and Early Kamakura Monogatari
- The Emergence Of Kana Literature
- The Rise Of Women's Writing
- Late Heian Kana Histories And Anecdotal Literature
- Keikai
- Ono No Komachi
- Selected Poems
- Sugawara No Michizane
- Kokinsh(Collection Of Ancient And Modern Poems, CA. 905)
- The Kana Preface
- The Birth Of Vernacular Prose Fiction
- The Tales Of Ise(Ise Monogatari, Ca. 947)
- The Pillow Book (Makura No Soshi, Ca. 1000)
- Murasaki Shikibu
- Late Heian And Early Kamakura Monogatari
- 3. The Kamakura Period
- The Samurai And Literature
- The Spread Of Buddhism And The Way Of The Gods
- The Aristocracy And Literature
- The Priesthood And Literature
- Saigyo
- Selected Poems
- Essentials of Poetic Composition(EIGA NO TAIGAI , CA. 1222)
- Shinkokinshu (New Collection Of Ancient And Modern Poems, Ca., 1205)
- Recluse Literature (SOAN BUNGAKU)
- A Collection Of Tales From Uji (Uji Shui Monogatari, Early Thirteenth Century)
- Warrior Tales(GUNKI- MONO)
- The Tales Of Te Heike(HEIKE MONOGATARI, MID- THIRTEENTH CENTURY)
- Travel Diaries
- 4. The Moromachi Period
- The Patronage of the Ashikaga
- Zen and Samurai Culture
- The Rise of Provincial Culture
- No Drama
- Theatrical Elements
- Comic Theater (Kyogen)
- Linked Verse (Renga)
- Muromachi Tales (Otogi-Zoshi)
- Popular Linked Verse (Haikai)
- Zen And Samurai Culture
- The Rise Of Provincial Culture
- Theatrical Elements
- Comic Theater (KYOGEN)
- Linked Verse (RENGA)
- Muromachi Tales (OTOGI- ZOSHI)
- Popular Linked Verse (HAIKAI)
- English-Language Bibliography
- Permissions
- Index
- Translations From The Asian Classics
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