A History of Japanese Literature: From the Man'yōshū to Modern TimesA new simplified edition translated by Don Sanderson. The original three-volume work, first published in 1979, has been revised specially as a single volume paperback which concentrates on the development of Japanese literature. |
Contents
Foreword | 1 |
The First Turning Point | 53 |
The Second Turning Point | 91 |
The Tale of the House of Taira and The Sand Collection | 100 |
The Third Turning Point | 128 |
The Age of Wit and Learning | 168 |
The Fourth Turning Point | 211 |
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A History of Japanese Literature: From the Manyoshu to Modern Times Shuichi Kato,Don Sanderson No preview available - 2015 |
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