The Land We Saw, the Times We Knew: An Anthology of Zuihitsu Writing from Early Modern Japan

by Gerald Groemer

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Japanese zuihitsu (essays) offer a treasure trove of information and insights rarely found in any other genre of Japanese writing. Especially during their golden age, the Edo period (1600-1868), zuihitsu treated a great variety of subjects. In the pages of a typical zuihitsu the reader encountered facts and opinions on everything from martial arts to music, food to fashions, dragons to drama--much of it written casually and seemingly without concern...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:082489250X

ISBN13:9780824892500

Release Date:August 2021

Publisher:University of Hawaii Press

Length:376 Pages

Weight:1.40 lbs.

Dimensions:1.0" x 6.0" x 8.9"

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