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Told round a brushwood fire : the autobiography of Arai Hakuseki ; translated and with an introduction and notes by Joyce Ackroyd.

The Oritaku Shiha no Ki of Arai Hakuscki (1657-1725) was the first Japanese autobiography and is often singled out as the most outstanding. As primary source material for the first half of the Tokugawa period, it constitutes a unique historical supplement to the official records. Presented here is a...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Arai, Hakuseki, 1657-1725
Otros Autores: Ackroyd, J. I. (Joyce Irene)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Japonés
Publicado: [Princeton] : Princeton University Press, 2014.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Acknowledgments
  • Notes on the translation
  • Introduction
  • Told round a brushwood fire
  • Preface
  • Book 1
  • Book II
  • Book III
  • Notes
  • Biographical notes
  • Appendix 1. Glossary of titles, offices, and names
  • Appendix 2. The sexagenary system and era names
  • Appendix 3. Measures
  • Appendix 4. Pedigrees
  • Appendix 5. Selected chronology
  • Maps
  • Index.