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World Within Walls: Japanese Literature of the Pre-Modern Era, 1600–1867
Donald Keene
World Within Walls: Japanese Literature of the Pre-Modern Era, 1600–1867
Donald Keene
The Tokugawa family ruled Japan from 1603 to 1867 keeping the island nation isolated from the rest of the world for more than 250 years. This book chronicles the period's literary output, providing the history of premodern Japanese literature. It presents various genres that arose, including haiku, Kabuki, and the prose of the merchant class.
606 pages
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | October 20, 1999 |
ISBN13 | 9780231114677 |
Publishers | Columbia University Press |
Pages | 606 |
Dimensions | 154 × 234 × 29 mm · 843 g |
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