Full name: Anthology of Japanese Literature: From the Earliest Era to the Mid-Nineteenth Century

Author: Donald Keene Year: 1955 Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Fiction, Poetry, Short Stories Culture: Japan Purchase/reserch links: Amazon Goodreads LibraryThing ISBNs: 9780802150585 0802150586

The sweep of Japanese literature in all its great variety was made available to Western readers for the first time in this anthology. Every genre and style, from the celebrated No plays to the poetry and novels of the seventeenth century, find a place in this book. An introduction by Donald Keene places the selections in their proper historical context, allowing the readers to enjoy the book both as literature and as a guide to the cultural history of Japan. Selections include "Man'yoshu" or "Collection of Ten Thousand Leaves" from the ancient period; "Kokinshu" or "Collection of Ancient and Modern Poetry," "The Tosa Diary" of Ki No Tsurayuki, "Yugao" from "Tales of Genji" of Murasaki Shikibu, and "The Pillow Book" of Sei Shonagon from the Heian Period; "The Tale of the Heike" from the Kamakura Period; Plan of the No Stage, "Birds of Sorrow" of Seami Motokiyo, and "Three Poets at Minase" from the Muromachi Period; and Sections from Basho, including "The Narrow Road of Oku," "The Love Suicides at Sonezaki" by Chikamatsu Monzaemon, and Waka and haiku of the Tokugawa Period. Similar books: Modern Japanese Literature by Donald Keene Modern Japanese Stories by Ivan Morris The Showa Anthology by Van C. Gessel Botchan by Natsume Soseki Kusamakura by Natsume Soseki Monkey Brain Sushi by Alfred Birnbaum The Tale of the Heike by Anonymous The Miner by Natsume Soseki The Setting Sun by Osamu Dazai The Wild Geese by Ogai Mori The Gate by Natsume Soseki And Then by Natsume Soseki Diary of a Mad Old Man by Junichiro Tanizaki The Key by Junichiro Tanizaki The Life of an Amorous Man by Saikaku Ihara Tales of Ordinary Madness by Charles Bukowski South of No North by Charles Bukowski Hot Water Music by Charles Bukowski Samuel Johnson Is Indignant by Lydia Davis Multiple Choice by Alejandro Zambra