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The sweep of Japanese literature in all its great variety was
made available to Western readers for the first time in this
anthology. Every genre and style, from the celebrated No plays to
the poetry and novels of the seventeenth century, find a place in
this book. An introduction by Donald Keene places the selections in
their proper historical context, allowing the readers to enjoy the
book both as literature and as a guide to the cultural history of
Japan. Selections include “Man’yoshu” or “Collection of Ten
Thousand Leaves” from the ancient period; “Kokinshu” or “Collection
of Ancient and Modern Poetry,” “The Tosa Diary” of Ki No Tsurayuki,
“Yugao” from “Tales of Genji” of Murasaki Shikibu, and “The Pillow
Book” of Sei Shonagon from the Heian Period; “The Tale of the
Heike” from the Kamakura Period; Plan of the No Stage, “Birds of
Sorrow” of Seami Motokiyo, and “Three Poets at Minase” from the
Muromachi Period; and Sections from Basho, including “The Narrow
Road of Oku,” “The Love Suicides at Sonezaki” by Chikamatsu
Monzaemon, and Waka and haiku of the Tokugawa Period.
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