Early Modern Japanese Literature: An Anthology, 1600-1900 (Translations from the Asian Classics)
This anthology stands alone. It is the first comprehensive anthology of early modern literature. The richness of content allows it to fulfill many different purposes...This volume provides a wealth of material.(Robert N. HueyMonumenta Nipponica)This book will become an indispensable reference, not only for students of Edo literature but also for those who have an interest in Japanese culture in general.(Hiroko KobayashiAsian Studies Review)Shirane has given us so many angles from which to view this unique society that before long we almost feel we have joined it.(Asahi.com)This single volume from Columbia University Press has the bulk and the breadth to introduce to the full scope of Edo literature to the English-speaking world.(Haruko G. IwasakiThe Journal of Asian Studies)Haruo Shirane'sEarly Modern Japanese Literaturewill serve as the standard anthology for some time to come.(Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies)This volume has much to offer both students and scholars of Japanese theatre.(Julie IezziAsian Theatre Journal1900-01-00)