The Kiso Road: The Life and Times of Shimazaki Toson 9780824860738
William E. Naff, the distinguished scholar of Japanese literature widely known and highly regarded for his eloquent tran
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Table of contents :
Contents
Editor's Note
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction: The Meiji Literary Scene
1. Home and Family: Before 1872
2. Childhood and Education: 1872–1892
3. A Shaky Start: 1892–1893
4. A Poet’s Apprenticeship: 1893 –1896
5. Escape to Sendai: 1896 –1898
6. To Komoro: 1899 –1900
7. From Poetry to Fiction: 1900 –1904
8. Personal Catastrophe, Public Triumph: 1905 –1907
9. A Bleak Spring and a Harsh Summer: 1907–1913
10. The French Years: 1913 –1916
11. A New Life: 1916 –1923
12. The Opening of The Last Act: 1923 –1927
13. Before The Dawn : 1927–1935
14. The Final Years: 1936 –1943
Notes
Index of Important Persons
Significant Works of Shimazaki Tōson
Selected Bibliography
Index
About the Authors and Editor
