| Inventing the Classics: Modernity, National Identity, and Japanese Literature Contributor(s): Shirane, Haruo (Editor), Suzuki, Tomi (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0804739900 ISBN-13: 9780804739900 Publisher: Stanford University Press OUR PRICE: $133.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 2002 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Asian - General |
| Dewey: 895.609 |
| LCCN: 00058337 |
| Physical Information: 0.94" H x 6" W x 9" (1.44 lbs) 352 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Japanese - Cultural Region - Asian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Shirane and Suzuki examine how the Japanese canon of "classics" (The Tale of Genji, The Tale of the Heike, Noh drama, Saikaku, Chikamatsu, and Basho) was constructed as part of the creation of Japan as a modern nation-state and as a result of Western influence. |