The modern Murasaki
Subtitle: writing by women of Meiji Japan
By: edited by Rebecca L. Copeland and Melek Ortabasi.
Contributors: Copeland, Rebecca L., 1956-; Ortabasi, Melek.
Series: Asia perspectives
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Published: 2006
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 404
ISBN-13: 9780231137744; 9780231137751
Subjects: Japanese literature -- Meiji period, 1868-1912 -- Translations into English -- Women authors.
Genres: Translations into English
Description: The first anthology of its kind, The Modern Murasaki brings the vibrancy and rich imagination of women's writing from the Meiji period to English-language readers. Along with traditional prose, the editors have chosen and carefully translated short stories, plays, poetry, speeches, essays, and personal journal entries. Selected readings include writings by the public speaker Kishida Toshiko, the dramatist Hasegawa Shigure, the short-fiction writer Shimizu Shikin, the political writer Tamura Toshiko, and the novelists Miyake Kaho, Higuchi Ichiyo, Tazawa Inabune, Kitada Usurai, Nogami Yaeko, and Mizuno Senko. The volume also includes a thorough introduction to each reading, an extensive index listing historical, social, and literary concepts, and a comprehensive guide to further research. The fierce tenor and bold content of these texts refute the popular belief that women of this era were passive and silent. A vital addition to courses in women's studies and Japanese literature and history, The Modern Murasaki is a singular resource for students and scholars. -- Publisher.
Notes: Translated from the Japanese.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [375]-389) and index.