The Land We Saw, the Times We Knew: An Anthology of Zuihitsu Writing from Early Modern Japan 9780824877170
Japanese zuihitsu (essays) offer a treasure trove of information and insights rarely found in any other genre of Japanes
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English Pages 376 Year 2018
Table of contents :
Contents
Preface
Introduction: The Edo-Period Zuihitsu
Chapter 1. Tales That Come to Mind (Sozoro monogatari)
Chapter 2. A Record of Seven Offered Treasures (Nanakusa hōnō-ki)
Chapter 3. Monologue (Dokugo)
Chapter 4. Idle Talk of Nagasaki (Nagasaki kanwa)
Chapter 5. Kyoto Observed (Mita kyō monogatari)
Chapter 6. A Dustheap of Discourses (Chirizuka-dan)
Chapter 7. The Breezes of Osaka (Naniwa no kaze)
Bibliography
Glossary-Index
