Traditional Japanese Literature: An Anthology, Beginnings to 1600

Edited by Haruo Shirane

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Paper, 1288 pages,
ISBN: 978-0-231-13697-6
$36.00 / £25.00

February, 2007
Cloth, 1288 pages,
ISBN: 978-0-231-13696-9
$105.00 / £72.50

"It’s one of those impressive, erudite must-have titles for anyone interested in Asian literature" — Terry Hong, The Bloomsbury Review

"An anthology that comprises superb translations of an exceptionally wide range of texts, each with a pithy introduction... Highly recommended." — CHOICE

"This volume provides a wealth of material." — Robert Huey, Monumenta Nipponica

"The editor has done a splendid job at this herculean task. What is particularly notable in this anthology is the variety of texts included—ancient gazetteers, prayers, sermons, works originally written in Chinese, etc. Many of the works here have not previously been translated, and the included bibliographies are also excellent." — Joshua Mostow, University of British Columbia

Related Subjects

• Asian Literature
• East Asian Studies

Series

• Translations from the Asian Classics

About the Author

Haruo Shirane is Shincho Professor of Japanese Literature in the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures at Columbia University. He is the author and editor of numerous books on Japanese literature, including Envisioning the Tale of Genji: Media, Gender, and Cultural Production; Early Modern Japanese Literature: An Anthology, 1600-1900; and Classical Japanese: A Grammar.

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