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Columbia University Press (NY, Date: 1993). Paperback. xii + 133 pp. Color plates. Suggested Readings; Index. New book. Ships immediately. 1993. Columbia University Press ISBN 0231067372 9780231067379 [US]

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ISBN10: 0231067372, ISBN13: 9780231067379, [publisher: Columbia University Press, New York] Softcover Paperback. Perhaps no one is more qualified to write about Japanese culture than Donald Keene, considered the leading interpreter of that nation's literature to the Western world. The author, editor, or translator of nearly three dozen books of criticism and works of literature, Keene now offers an enjoyable and beautifully written introduction to traditional Japanese culture for the general reader.The book acquaints the reader with Japanese aesthetics, poetry, fiction, and theater, and offers Keene's appreciations of these topics. Based on lectures given at the New York Public Library, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the University of California, Los Angeles, the essays -though written by a renowned scholar- presuppose no knowledge of Japanese culture. Keene's deep learning, in fact, enables him to construct an overview as delightful to read as it is informative.His insights often illuminate aspects of traditional Japanese culture that endure today. One of these is the appreciation of "perishability." this appreciation os seen in countless little bits of Japanese life: in temples made of wood instead of durable materials; in the preference for objects -such as pottery- that are worn, broken, or used rather than new; and in the national love of the delicate cherry blossom, which normally falls after a brief three days of flowering. Keene ...
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ISBN10: 0231067372, ISBN13: 9780231067379, [publisher: Columbia University Press] Softcover Aimed at the general reader, this introduction to Japanese literature assumes no previous knowledge of Japanese culture. The author presents a series of essays which provide an overview of pre-modern Japanese poetry and fiction, as well as theatre and aesthetics. Series: Companions to Asian Studies Series. Num Pages: 133 pages, further reading list, index. BIC Classification: 2GJ; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 141 x 10. Weight in Grams: 196. . 1993. New Ed. Paperback. . . . .
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