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

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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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Narushima, Ryūhoku, 1837-1884 (Author)
Other Authors: Fraleigh, Matthew, 1973- (Translator)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Ithaca, New York : East Asia Program, Cornell University, [2010]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Narushima, Ryūhoku, > 1837-1884.
Narushima, Ryūhoku, > 1837-1884 > Travel.
Manners and customs.
Geishas.
Travel.
HISTORY / Asia / Japan.
Geishas > Japan > Tokyo.
Japan > Tokyo.
Europe.
Europe > Descriptions et voyages.
Europe > Description and travel.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary: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.
Physical Description:1 online resource (456 pages).
ISBN:9781942242512

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