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"New Chronicles of Yanagibashi" and "Diary of a Journey to the West" : Narushima Ryuhoku Reports from Home and Abroad /

This book features complete annotated translations of Narushima Ryuhoku's two most widely read and influential texts, both of which showcase the innovative and experimental use of Chinese-language discourse taking place in Japan during the nineteenth century. Focused on one of the capital city&...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Narushima, Ryūhoku, 1837-1884 (Autor)
Otros Autores: Fraleigh, Matthew, 1973- (Traductor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Ithaca, New York : East Asia Program, Cornell University, [2010]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:This book features complete annotated translations of Narushima Ryuhoku's two most widely read and influential texts, both of which showcase the innovative and experimental use of Chinese-language discourse taking place in Japan during the nineteenth century. Focused on one of the capital city's celebrated geisha districts, the satirical New Chronicles of Yanagibashi serves as both a documentary record of changing customs during the tumultuous 1850s-70s and an amusingly nuanced social critique. Banned multiple times, the work nevertheless became a favorite of the Meiji reading public. This text is paired with Diary of a Journey to the West, Ryuhoku's travelogue from his world tour of 1872-1873.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (456 pages).
ISBN:9781942242512