num_pages: 498
description: This book, which covers the period from preliterate times to the beginning of the tenth century, is the first of five proposed volumes that will give an account of Japanese literature from its beginnings to the death of the modern novelist Mishima.Originally published in 1984.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
language: English
title: A History of Japanese Literature, Volume 1: The Archaic and Ancient Ages
titlecomplete: A History of Japanese Literature, Volume 1: The Archaic and Ancient Ages (Princeton Legacy Library, 5101)
ratings_count: 1
publisher: Princeton University Press