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An Edo anthology : literature from Japan's mega-city, 1750-1850 /
During the eighteenth century, Edo (today's Tokyo) became the world's largest city, quickly surpassing London and Paris. Its rapidly expanding population and flourishing economy encouraged the development of a thriving popular culture. Innovative and ambitious young authors and artists soo...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés Japonés |
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Honolulu :
University of Hawaiʻi Press,
2013.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Preface
- Introduction : The Production and Consumption of Literature in a Flourishing Metropolis
- Notes for the Reader
- I. Playboys, Prostitutes, and Lovers
- Seki the Night Hawk, 1753 / Robert Campbell, Yamaoka Matsuake
- "A Lousy Journey of Love : Two Sweethearts Won't Back Down," 1783 / Timon Screech, Hiraga Gennai
- At a Fork on the Road to Hiring a Hooker, 1798 / Sara Langer, Umebori Kokuga
- Intimations of Spring : The Plum Calendar, 1832-1833, Illustrated / Yanagawa Shigenobu, Yanagawa Jusan, Shigenobu II, Valerie L. Durham, Tamenaga Shunsui
- II. Ghosts, Monsters, and Deities
- One Hundred Monsters in Edo of Our Time, 1758 / William J. Farge, Baba Bunko
- Rootless Grass, 1763, 1769 / David Sitkin, Hiraga Gennai
- Thousand Arms of Goddess, Julienned : The Secret Recipe of Our Handmade Soup Stock, 1785. Illustrated by Kitao Masanobu / Santo Kyoden, Adam L. Kern, Shiba Zenko
- The Monster Takes a Bride, 1807, Illustrated by Katsukawa Shun'ei / Adam Kern, Jippensha Ikku
- Epic Yotsuya Ghost Tale, 1825 / Faith Bach, Tsuruya Nanboku IV
- III. Heroes, Rogues, and Fools
- Playboy, Grilled Edo Style, 1785, Illustrated by Kitao Masanobu / Sumie Jones, Santo Kyoden
- Osome and Hisamatsu : Their Amorous History-Read All About It!, 1813 / Caryn Caelahan, Tsuruya Nanboku IV, Sakurada Jisuke II
- Opening section from The Tale of the Eight Dog Warriors of the Satomi Clan, 1814-1842, Illustrated chiefly / Yanagawa Shigenobu, Keisai Eisen, Ellen Widmer, Kyokutei Bakin
- Funamushi episodes from The Tale of the Eight Dog Warriors of the Satomi Clan, 1814-1842, Illustrated chiefly by Yanagawa Shigenobu and Keisai Eisen / Valerie L. Durham, Kyokutei Bakin
- Eight Footloose Fools : A Flower Almanac, written in 1820, published in 1849, Illustrated chiefly / Keisai Eisen, Utagawa Kuninao, Utagawa Kuniyoshi, Dylan Mcgee, Christopher Robins, Ryutei Rijo
- Benten the Thief, 1862 / Alan Cummings, Kawatake Mokuami
- IV. City and Country Folks
- Mr. Senryus Barrel of Laughs, Edo Haikai Style, 1765-1838 / Jason Webb, Karai Senryu Et Al
- "The Housemaids Ballad" and Other Poems, 1769 / Andrew Markus, Domyaku Sensei
- In the World of Men, Nothing But Lies, 1812, Illustrated / Utagawa Kuninao, Joel Cohn, Shikitei Sanba
- The Floating World Barbershop, 1813-1814, Illustrated / Utagawa Kuninao, Charles Vilnis, Shikitei Sanba
- Tales from the North, 1818 / Bettina Gramlich-Oka, Tadano Makuzu
- V. Artists and Poets
- On Farting, c. 1774, c. 1777 / William F. Sibley, Hiraga Gennai
- The "Peony Petals" Sequence, 1780 / Chris Drake, Yosa Buson, Taka1 Kito
- Peasants, Peddlers, and Paramours : Waka Selections / Roger K. Thomas
- Icicle Teardrops and Butterfly Wings : Popular Love Songs / John Solt
- VI. Tourists and Onlookers
- Comparisons of Cities-(1) ANONYMOUS, "What They Think Good about Kyo and Edo," c. 1820, (2) SHIBA KOKAN, "On Good and Bad Things about Kyo and Edo" (A Letter to Yamaryo Kazuma), 1813, and (3) KIMURO BOUN, Tales of the Kyo I Have Seen, 1780 / Timon Screech
- Songs of the Northern Quarter, 1786 / Mark Borer, Ichikawa Kansai
- Outlandish Nonsense : Verses on Western Themes / Timon Screech
- An Account of the Prosperity of Edo, 1832: "Urban Chivalry" and "Honjo District" / Andrew Markus, Terakado Seiken
- Source Texts and Modern Editions.